Aanya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#1,666

among girls · ↓91 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

124

named Aanya · -7% vs 2024

How common

1 in 12,962

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2014

266 babies

All-time total

3,732

#3,116 all-time among girls

First recorded

1998

in Social Security records

Aanya popularity over time

3,732 babies have been named Aanya since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1990s	10	1	–	#14,125
2000s	755	76	+7450%	#1,222
2010s	2,062	206	+173%	#997
2020s (to 2025)	905	151	-27%	#1,269

Where Aanya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	124	0.08	outside top 500
2027	125	0.08	outside top 500
2028	125	0.08	outside top 500
2029	125	0.08	outside top 500
2030	126	0.08	outside top 500

Where Aanya is most popular

Girls named Aanya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.095 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Washington, and Virginia.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aanya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
New Jersey	63	0.349	+269%
Washington	45	0.312	+230%
Virginia	34	0.199	+111%
California	142	0.169	+79%
Massachusetts	19	0.157	+66%
Illinois	34	0.149	+57%
North Carolina	31	0.136	+44%
Texas	107	0.133	+41%
Georgia	23	0.101	+7%
New York	29	0.073	-23%
Pennsylvania	15	0.063	-33%
Maryland	5	0.047	-50%
Florida	18	0.042	-56%
Tennessee	5	0.032	-67%
Michigan	5	0.027	-71%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aanya

Aanya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,666 in 2025 with 124 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 3,732 American babies have been named Aanya. Its peak came in 2014, when 266 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aanya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aanya?

The median living Aanya is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 15. An estimated 3,700 people named Aanya are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aanya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	124	#1,666
2024	134	#1,575
2023	157	#1,421
2022	189	#1,269
2021	163	#1,354
2020	138	#1,533
2019	141	#1,528
2018	134	#1,595
2017	160	#1,422
2016	216	#1,164
2015	240	#1,088
2014	266	#997
2013	230	#1,073
2012	247	#1,026
2011	229	#1,075
2010	199	#1,218
2009	182	#1,322
2008	207	#1,222
2007	125	#1,734
2006	92	#2,107
2005	39	#3,730
2004	39	#3,689
2003	24	#5,093
2002	20	#5,673
2001	20	#5,570
2000	7	#11,804
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aanya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aanya?

The median living Aanya is about 11 years old. Half of all living Aanyas are between 6 and 15 years old.

How many people named Aanya are alive today?

An estimated 3,700 people named Aanya are alive in the United States, based on 3,732 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aanya mean?

From Sanskrit [Term?] (“inexhaustible”).

How popular is the name Aanya in 2025?

Aanya ranked #1,666 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 124 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aanya?

3,732 babies have been named Aanya in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aanya most popular?

Aanya peaked in 2014, when 266 newborns received the name.

Is Aanya a boy or girl name?

Aanya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aanya rising or falling?

Aanya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aanya become more popular?

Aanya looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 126 girls named Aanya in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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