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Anaya

/ɑˈnɑjə/ · 100% girls · #336 in the US for girls, 2025

Anaya has been given to about 17,997 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ɑˈnɑjə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 17,892
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anaya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 911
  • Born in 2025911
  • All time17,997
  • England & Wales, 2025#86 · 535

How popular is Anaya?

Anaya ranks 336th among American girls in 2025, with 911 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 911 babies were given the name, ranking 336th. The typical living American called Anaya is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.

Names that sound like Anaya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ananya0.88
  2. Amaya0.85
  3. Alaya0.85
  4. Araya0.85
  5. Anya0.80
  6. Aniya0.80
  7. Naya0.80
  8. Malaya0.75

Middle names for Anaya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anaya Josephine0.84
  2. Anaya Rose0.83
  3. Anaya Louise0.83
  4. Anaya June0.82
  5. Anaya Pearl0.82
  6. Anaya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Anaya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Nasirbrother · 0.99
  2. Ellesister · 0.99
  3. Jimenasister · 0.99
  4. Marleesister · 0.99
  5. Ibrahimbrother · 0.99
  6. Johanbrother · 0.98

Where Anaya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.06%
  2. New Jersey0.06%
  3. New York0.06%
  4. California0.04%
  5. Florida0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Anaya White0.78
  2. Anaya Reyes0.78
  3. Anaya Nguyen0.78
  4. Anaya Moore0.78
  5. Anaya Lee0.78
  6. Anaya Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Anaya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Anaya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.