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Anaya

Girl

Meaning of Anaya: Sanskrit: 'without a superior'

Anaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 338th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 110th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#338

911 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#110

431 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,997

First recorded 1978 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 31 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 61 babies1997: 84 babies1998: 104 babies1999: 187 babies2000: 243 babies20002001: 328 babies2002: 379 babies2003: 519 babies2004: 567 babies2005: 635 babies2006: 642 babies2007: 694 babies2008: 728 babies2009: 657 babies2010: 625 babies20102011: 622 babies2012: 648 babies2013: 641 babies2014: 741 babies2015: 789 babies2016: 837 babies2017: 768 babies2018: 736 babies2019: 779 babies2020: 809 babies20202021: 758 babies2022: 770 babies2023: 789 babies2024: 785 babies2025: 911 babies
US babies named Anaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 911.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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