Anaira: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,984

among girls · ↑318 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Anaira · +9% vs 2024

How common

1 in 44,646

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2021

57 babies

All-time total

538

#11,324 all-time among girls

First recorded

2000

in Social Security records

Anaira popularity over time

538 babies have been named Anaira since 2000, 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	–	–	–	–
2000s	79	8	–	#6,574
2010s	216	22	+173%	#3,777
2020s (to 2025)	243	41	+87%	#2,931

Where Anaira 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	36	0.02	outside top 500
2027	36	0.02	outside top 500
2028	36	0.02	outside top 500
2029	36	0.02	outside top 500
2030	36	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Anaira

Anaira is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,984 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 538 American babies have been named Anaira. Its peak came in 2021, when 57 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 Anaira stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anaira?

The median living Anaira is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 500 people named Anaira 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.

Anaira year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	36	#3,984
2024	33	#4,302
2023	33	#4,281
2022	37	#3,970
2021	57	#2,931
2020	47	#3,289
2019	39	#3,796
2018	28	#4,780
2017	40	#3,777
2016	19	#6,427
2015	23	#5,666
2014	18	#6,740
2013	10	#10,315
2012	15	#7,833
2011	14	#8,236
2010	10	#10,510
2009	13	#8,928
2008	9	#11,674
2007	20	#6,574
2006	13	#8,749
2005	7	#13,125
2004	5	#16,296
2003	–	–
2002	7	#12,288
2001	–	–
2000	5	#15,191
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anaira?

The median living Anaira is about 6 years old. Half of all living Anairas are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Anaira are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Anaira are alive in the United States, based on 538 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anaira in 2025?

Anaira ranked #3,984 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anaira?

538 babies have been named Anaira in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anaira most popular?

Anaira peaked in 2021, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Anaira a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anaira rising or falling?

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

Will Anaira become more popular?

Anaira looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Anaira in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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