Given name & surname
Anel
“a messenger of heaven; an angel”
Anel is a variant of Anela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a messenger of heaven; an angel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anel is a variant of Anela. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a messenger of heaven; an angel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anel is a variant of Anela. An origin associated with Anela is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,141
- 264 boys · 1,877 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,029 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 11% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,029 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,482 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anel’s family of names
Anel has a related form in Anela. In Greek usage, Anel as a surname is a transliteration of Ανέλ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Anel
- Anel HadžićBosnian association football playerborn 1989
- Anel RashkajYugoslavian football playerborn 1989
- Anel AlexanderSouth African actressborn 1979
- Anel DžakaGerman footballerborn 1980
- Anel HusićSwiss association football playerborn 2001
- Anel HajrićBosnian footballerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.