Anniston is a place name from the city in Alabama, which was founded in the 1870s as "Annie's Town" after Annie Scott Tyler, the wife of a railroad president. As a first name it rode the fame of the actress Jennifer Aniston and the fashion for -son surnames like Addison and Emerson. Anniston entered the top 1000 at number 898 in 2014, its only year there, and ranks number 1525 in 2025.