Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Aniyah name popularity since 1925
31,212 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aniyah. Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Aniyah is about 15 years old in 2026. Aniyah peaked in 2009 as the #181 name for girls, and it ranked #485 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,212
- Named Aniyah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #485
- for girls in 2025 (618 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 31,207 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.10× its national share
Peak year is the year Aniyah 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.
Aniyah births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Aniyah both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Aniyah became 6.3× more common, from 1 in 13,100 baby girls to 1 in 2,060.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 1,560 to 1 in 2,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aniyah's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aniyah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aniyah in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 571 | 0 | #3,292 |
| 2000s | 11,863 | 5 | #231 |
| 2010s | 13,817 | 0 | #246 |
| 2020–25 | 4,956 | 0 | #485 |
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
55.4% of babies named Aniyah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Aniyah is most popular
The index compares Aniyah'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 Aniyah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.10× | 2,329 |
| Georgia | 2.02× | 1,718 |
| Maryland | 1.74× | 816 |
| North Carolina | 1.62× | 1,410 |
| Virginia | 1.59× | 1,103 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Aniyah 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aniyah (this page) | 31,207 | 2009 |
| Aniya | 18,085 | 2005 |
| Anayah | 3,672 | 2025 |
| Aniah | 3,276 | 2006 |
| Anyah | 1,663 | 2009 |
| Anaiyah | 1,646 | 2010 |
| Aaniyah | 1,394 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aniyah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aniyah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aniyah (2009).
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