Anaya
Anaya was the 336th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 911 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 71 places. More babies were named Anaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it uh-NY-uh /əˈnaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #336 girls, up 47 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 911girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025911 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,997babies recorded
What does the name Anaya mean?
Anaya has several possible sources and no documented single origin. It is a Spanish surname, taken from a place name; it matches Anaiah, a man named in the Book of Nehemiah (Hebrew, "Yahweh has answered"); and it is used in India as a modern girl's name. Wiktionary lists it only as a female given name. In the US it has been used mainly since the 2000s.
How sure is this? Not documented. Several unrelated sources; the source of the American name is not documented.
Related names: Ananya, Aniyah.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Anaya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Anaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #336 | 911 |
| 2020 | #383 | 809 |
| 2010 | #482 | 625 |
| 2000 | #901 | 243 |
| 1990 | #13,067 | 5 |
| 1980 | #9,142 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anaya, counting every spelling?
Anaya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #198 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #336 for Anaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,767 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaya | 911 | #336 | 4,013 |
| Anaiah | 318 | #853 | 1,111 |
| Anayah | 289 | #913 | 1,013 |
| Anaia | 183 | #1,230 | 470 |
| Anaaya | 12 | #8,402 | 67 |
| Annaya | 16 | #6,866 | 43 |
| Annayah | 19 | #6,138 | 43 |
| Aanaya | 10 | #9,457 | 35 |
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 Anaya?
911 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anaya (0.25 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anaya 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 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anaya?
About 17,900 people born in the US named Anaya are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Anaya 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.
Anaya by state
How common Anaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.2×), Connecticut (2.0×), Maryland (1.8×), New York (1.7×), Massachusetts (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anaya, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Anaya · Sibling names for Anaya
Questions about the name Anaya
How popular is the name Anaya?
Anaya was the 336th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 911 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 71 places. More babies were named Anaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Anaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anaya in the US.
Where is Anaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anaya was most common in New Jersey (1.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and Maryland.