Aniston
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Aniston
While Anniston and Aniston may be used more often for girls in the US, this spelling has also appeared in the stats for boys over the years, albeit in very small numbers. Connected to a city in Alabama (named for the founder's daughter-in-law, Annie), to an English surname meaning "town of Anis" or "town of Agnes", and to the F.R.I.E.N.D.S actress, Jennifer Aniston, it sounds similar enough to Anderson, Addison, and Ashton that it could make an interesting possibility.
Aniston for girls#3001 US
Actor couple Chyler Leigh and Nathan West added this one to the lexicon when they adapted the surname of actress Jennifer Aniston as their daughter's first name, Anniston. With its similarity to both Addison and Anna and its relationship to the star, Aniston is taking off and was given to just shy of 70 girls in a recent year, while Anniston was chosen for around 160.
The name itself comes from an old English surname, meaning "Agnes's town", or "Anis's town", to use the Medieval form of the name. Alternatively, however, you could connect it to the city in Alabama, which was named for the founder's daughter in law, Annie.
In the F.R.I.E.N.D.S star, Aniston was actually Anglicized from the Greek Anastasopoulos, likely meaning "descendent or offspring of Anastasios".
Pronounced AN-uh-stun.
As of October 2026, Aniston ranked #12432 for boys in US births in 2024 and #3001 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8844 for boys in 2013 and #1313 for girls in 2011.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,391 | 165 | 92.4 |
| 2015 | #1,493 | 153 | 85.7 |
| 2016 | #1,566 | 142 | 80.1 |
| 2017 | #1,613 | 134 | 77.6 |
| 2018 | #1,877 | 107 | 62.9 |
| 2019 | #2,127 | 88 | 52.4 |
| 2020 | #2,280 | 78 | 48.3 |
| 2021 | #1,956 | 100 | 60.9 |
| 2022 | #2,465 | 73 | 44.5 |
| 2023 | #2,444 | 73 | 45.5 |
| 2024 | #2,555 | 69 | 42.6 |
| 2025 | #3,001 | 55 | 34.2 |
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