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Anay

Unisex

Meaning of Anay: Sanskrit: 'without a superior'

Anay is a unisex name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2588th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2588

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,055

First recorded 1984 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 43 babies2000: 50 babies20002001: 64 babies2002: 71 babies2003: 63 babies2004: 54 babies2005: 64 babies2006: 79 babies2007: 84 babies2008: 73 babies2009: 83 babies2010: 84 babies20102011: 98 babies2012: 81 babies2013: 97 babies2014: 78 babies2015: 86 babies2016: 96 babies2017: 108 babies2018: 77 babies2019: 60 babies2020: 57 babies20202021: 39 babies2022: 48 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 46 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Anay per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 108.

Gender split

63% boys · 37% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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