Annya
Annya was the 1125th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 208 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10,811 places. More babies were named Annya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Anya) pet form of Anna ('grace') · Russian, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,125 girls, up 8,501 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 208girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025208 babies
- Total since 1880
- 658babies recorded
What does the name Annya mean?
Annya is a spelling of Anya, pronounced the same way, so it shares Anya's meaning and origin.
Anya is a Russian and Ukrainian pet form of Anna. DMNES derives Anne/Anna from Hebrew Hannah, "grace, favor". Wiktionary also notes Anya as an English form of the Irish name Áine and a modern Sanskrit-based name in India. In US use it is mostly the Russian pet form. Anna is the Greek and Latin form of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2).
Аня (Russian, “pet form of Anna”)חַנָּה (Biblical Hebrew, “grace, favor”)
How sure is this? Probable. Mostly a pet form of Anna; other sources exist.
Related names: Anna, Ann, Anja, Ania.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Anya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Anne', DMNES, Durham University
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, I Samuel 1.2, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
Annya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,125 | 208 |
| 2020 | #9,626 | 10 |
| 2010 | #13,607 | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,227 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Annya, counting every spelling?
Annya is a spelling of Anya, a name family that ranked #286 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,125 for Annya on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,175 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anya | 821 | #375 | 3,536 |
| Aanya | 124 | #1,666 | 767 |
| Annya | 208 | #1,125 | 465 |
| Anyah | 22 | #5,574 | 111 |
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 Annya?
208 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Annya (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Annya 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 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Annya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Annya?
About 700 people born in the US named Annya are alive today, with a median age of 2; half are between 1 and 10. That makes Annya 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.
Annya by state
How common Annya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (9.2×), Texas (3.0×), California (2.2×). In 42 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 Annya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Annya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Annya
What does Annya mean?
Annya is a spelling of Anya, which means “pet form of Anna ('grace')” (Russian, Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Annya?
Annya was the 1125th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 208 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 10,811 places. More babies were named Annya in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Annya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Annya in the US.
Where is Annya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Annya was most common in Arizona (0.53 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.