Anay
Anay was the 2646th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1582nd with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 774 places. More babies were named Anay in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,646 boys, down 297 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,055babies recorded
Anay popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,646 | — | 49 |
| 2020 | — | #2,349 | — | 57 |
| 2010 | #5,794 | #2,171 | 23 | 61 |
| 2000 | #2,858 | — | 50 | — |
| 1990 | #5,564 | — | 16 | — |
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How popular is Anay, counting every spelling?
Anay is the most common spelling of a name family that had 49 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 49 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anay | 49 | #2,646 | 204 |
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 Anay?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anay (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Anay 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anay.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anay?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Anay are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 8 and 15. That makes Anay 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.
Anay by state
How common Anay was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 47 states fewer than five boys 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 Anay: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anay, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anay
How popular is the name Anay?
Anay was the 2646th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1582nd with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 774 places. More babies were named Anay in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Anay a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Anay in the US.
Where is Anay most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anay was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Illinois.