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Ananya

Girl

Meaning of Ananya: Sanskrit: 'unique'

Ananya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2996th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2996

52 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,015

First recorded 1995 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 37 babies1999: 56 babies2000: 67 babies20002001: 87 babies2002: 151 babies2003: 153 babies2004: 175 babies2005: 191 babies2006: 208 babies2007: 197 babies2008: 214 babies2009: 209 babies2010: 184 babies20102011: 178 babies2012: 181 babies2013: 181 babies2014: 189 babies2015: 173 babies2016: 167 babies2017: 140 babies2018: 148 babies2019: 138 babies2020: 138 babies20202021: 119 babies2022: 85 babies2023: 69 babies2024: 80 babies2025: 52 babies
US babies named Ananya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 214.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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