Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Anaya name popularity since 1925
17,997 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anaya. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Anaya is about 12 years old in 2026. Anaya peaked in 2025 as the #336 name for girls, and it ranked #336 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,997
- Named Anaya, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #336
- for girls in 2025 (911 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 17,997 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.30× its national share
Peak year is the year Anaya made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Anaya births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Anaya both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Anaya became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 17,000 baby girls to 1 in 3,520.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Anaya's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Anaya.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anaya in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 13 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 42 | #10,744 |
| 1990s | 542 | #4,855 |
| 2000s | 5,392 | #481 |
| 2010s | 7,186 | #407 |
| 2020–25 | 4,822 | #336 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
56.2% of babies named Anaya from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Anaya is most popular
The index compares Anaya's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Anaya.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.30× | 504 |
| Florida | 2.23× | 1,361 |
| New Jersey | 1.82× | 849 |
| Maryland | 1.77× | 456 |
| Texas | 1.56× | 2,064 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Anaya and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Anaya (this page) | 17,997 | 2025 |
| Anya | 20,561 | 2025 |
| Aniya | 18,085 | 2005 |
| Aanya | 3,732 | 2014 |
| Anayah | 3,672 | 2025 |
| Anaiya | 2,240 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Anaya's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anaya.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anaya (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data