Anijah
Anijah was the 6568th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1880th; the most babies were born in 2010 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,067 places. More babies were named Anijah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,568 girls, down 226 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,392babies recorded
Anijah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,568 | 17 |
| 2020 | #6,342 | 18 |
| 2010 | #1,930 | 104 |
| 2000 | #3,072 | 45 |
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How popular is Anijah, counting every spelling?
Anijah is the most common spelling of a name family that had 17 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 17 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anijah | 17 | #6,568 | 74 |
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 Anijah?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anijah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anijah 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anijah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anijah?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Anijah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 15 and 22. That makes Anijah 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anijah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anijah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anijah
How popular is the name Anijah?
Anijah was the 6568th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1880th; the most babies were born in 2010 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,067 places. More babies were named Anijah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anijah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anijah in the US.