Aniela
Aniela is a Polish feminine given name, cognate with the Greek-derived name Angela. Anielka is a hypocorism of this name. The name Aniela became popular in the 18th century mainly due to the Ursulines.
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Aniela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aniela is a Polish feminine given name, cognate with the Greek-derived name Angela. Anielka is a hypocorism of this name. The name Aniela became popular in the 18th century mainly due to the Ursulines.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Aniela
The earliest SSA record of Aniela as a baby girl name dates back to 1913, when 7 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 52 newborns named Aniela — #3,159 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Anielas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,328 among baby girl names with 32 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 1K Anielas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aniela
Aniela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Aniela's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,519. Use the chart and map above to compare Aniela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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