Ananya
Ananya was the 3105th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1167th; the most babies were born in 2008 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,739 places. More babies were named Ananya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,105 girls, down 1,527 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008214 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,015babies recorded
Ananya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2020.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,105 | 52 |
| 2020 | #1,578 | 133 |
| 2010 | #1,293 | 184 |
| 2000 | #2,309 | 67 |
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How popular is Ananya, counting every spelling?
Ananya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ananya?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ananya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ananya 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ananya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ananya?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Ananya are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 20. That makes Ananya mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Ananya by state
How common Ananya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.3×), California (2.0×). In 40 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 Ananya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ananya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ananya
How popular is the name Ananya?
Ananya was the 3105th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1167th; the most babies were born in 2008 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,739 places. More babies were named Ananya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ananya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ananya in the US.
Where is Ananya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ananya was most common in New Jersey (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Virginia.