Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Anya name popularity since 1925
20,561 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anya. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Anya is about 17 years old in 2026. Anya peaked in 2025 as the #375 name for girls, and it ranked #375 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,561
- Named Anya, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #375
- for girls in 2025 (821 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 20,561 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 1.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Anya 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.
Anya births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Anya peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Anya became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 14,400 baby girls to 1 in 3,540.
- Steepest fall: Between 2012 and 2017, its share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 2,240 to 1 in 3,670.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Anya's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Anya.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anya 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 | 10 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 34 | #5,240 |
| 1960s | 232 | #2,840 |
| 1970s | 522 | #1,672 |
| 1980s | 1,328 | #1,402 |
| 1990s | 1,495 | #1,225 |
| 2000s | 6,877 | #446 |
| 2010s | 6,089 | #550 |
| 2020–25 | 3,974 | #375 |
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
48.2% of babies named Anya from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Anya is most popular
The index compares Anya'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 Anya.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1.98× | 596 |
| Colorado | 1.65× | 367 |
| Arizona | 1.60× | 375 |
| Massachusetts | 1.57× | 675 |
| Virginia | 1.49× | 607 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Anya 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anya (this page) | 20,561 | 2025 |
| Aniya | 18,085 | 2005 |
| Anaya | 17,997 | 2025 |
| Aanya | 3,732 | 2014 |
| Ania | 3,315 | 2006 |
| Anyah | 1,663 | 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 Anya's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anya.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anya (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