Anja
Anja was the 4075th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1684th; the most babies were born in 2006 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,600 places. More babies were named Anja in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,075 girls, down 1,053 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,797babies recorded
Anja popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,075 | 35 |
| 2020 | #3,022 | 53 |
| 2010 | #2,274 | 84 |
| 2000 | #2,336 | 66 |
| 1990 | #2,647 | 44 |
| 1980 | #4,522 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,651 | 27 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anja, counting every spelling?
Anja has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Anja?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anja (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anja 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anja.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anja?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Anja are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 32. That makes Anja 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.
Anja by state
How common Anja was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Anja: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anja, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anja
How popular is the name Anja?
Anja was the 4075th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1684th; the most babies were born in 2006 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,600 places. More babies were named Anja in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anja a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anja in the US.
Where is Anja most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anja was most common in Minnesota (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and New York.