Aanya
Aanya was the 1666th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 997th with 266 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 578 places. More babies were named Aanya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Anya) pet form of Anna ('grace') · Russian, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,666 girls, down 133 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 124girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014266 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,732babies recorded
What does the name Aanya mean?
Aanya is a spelling of Anya, pronounced the same way, so it shares Anya's meaning and origin.
Anya is a Russian and Ukrainian pet form of Anna. DMNES derives Anne/Anna from Hebrew Hannah, "grace, favor". Wiktionary also notes Anya as an English form of the Irish name Áine and a modern Sanskrit-based name in India. In US use it is mostly the Russian pet form. Anna is the Greek and Latin form of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2).
Аня (Russian, “pet form of Anna”)חַנָּה (Biblical Hebrew, “grace, favor”)
How sure is this? Probable. Mostly a pet form of Anna; other sources exist.
Related names: Anna, Ann, Anja, Ania.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Anya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anne', DMNES, Durham University
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, I Samuel 1.2, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
Aanya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,666 | 124 |
| 2020 | #1,533 | 138 |
| 2010 | #1,218 | 199 |
| 2000 | #11,804 | 7 |
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How popular is Aanya, counting every spelling?
Aanya is a spelling of Anya, a name family that ranked #286 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,666 for Aanya on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,175 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anya | 821 | #375 | 3,536 |
| Aanya | 124 | #1,666 | 767 |
| Annya | 208 | #1,125 | 465 |
| Anyah | 22 | #5,574 | 111 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aanya?
124 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aanya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aanya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aanya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aanya?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Aanya are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 16. That makes Aanya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aanya by state
How common Aanya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.7×), Washington (3.3×), Virginia (2.1×), California (1.8×), Illinois (1.6×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aanya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aanya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aanya
What does Aanya mean?
Aanya is a spelling of Anya, which means “pet form of Anna ('grace')” (Russian, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Aanya?
Aanya was the 1666th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 124 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 997th with 266 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 578 places. More babies were named Aanya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aanya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aanya in the US.
Where is Aanya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aanya was most common in New Jersey (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Virginia.