Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Anaia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,230 Trend ↑ Rising 478%
Rank 2025
#1,230
among girls · ↑280 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
183
named Anaia · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,783
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
183 babies
All-time total
936
#7,865 all-time among girls
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Anaia popularity over time

936 babies have been named Anaia since 1997, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 16 2 – #8,847
2000s 200 20 +1150% #4,691
2010s 226 23 +13% #4,618
2020s (to 2025) 494 82 +264% #1,230

Where Anaia 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 236 0.15 outside top 500
2027 293 0.18 outside top 500
2028 353 0.22 outside top 500
2029 412 0.26 outside top 500
2030 471 0.29 outside top 500

Where Anaia is most popular

Girls named Anaia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.058 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Florida.

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 Anaia 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
Hawaii 6 0.523 +804%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 +200%
Florida 56 0.131 +126%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +63%
Indiana 10 0.071 +23%
New York 28 0.071 +22%
Texas 55 0.068 +18%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 +17%
New Jersey 8 0.044 -23%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -24%
Arizona 6 0.043 -26%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -27%
California 33 0.039 -32%
Georgia 6 0.026 -54%
Ohio 5 0.021 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Anaia

Anaia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,230 in 2025 with 183 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 936 American babies have been named Anaia. Its peak came in 2025, when 183 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Anaia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anaia?

The median living Anaia is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 15. An estimated 900 people named Anaia are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Anaia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 183 #1,230
2024 143 #1,510
2023 56 #2,981
2022 47 #3,370
2021 41 #3,683
2020 24 #5,179
2019 27 #4,920
2018 17 #6,822
2017 19 #6,310
2016 23 #5,637
2015 16 #7,305
2014 24 #5,479
2013 17 #7,064
2012 30 #4,720
2011 22 #5,954
2010 31 #4,618
2009 31 #4,691
2008 24 #5,766
2007 25 #5,539
2006 16 #7,508
2005 23 #5,448
2004 24 #5,221
2003 18 #6,319
2002 12 #8,331
2001 12 #8,232
2000 15 #6,832
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anaia?

The median living Anaia is about 4 years old. Half of all living Anaias are between 1 and 15 years old.

How many people named Anaia are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Anaia are alive in the United States, based on 936 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anaia in 2025?

Anaia ranked #1,230 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 183 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anaia?

936 babies have been named Anaia in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anaia most popular?

Anaia peaked in 2025, when 183 newborns received the name.

Is Anaia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anaia rising or falling?

Anaia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anaia become more popular?

Anaia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 471 girls named Anaia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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