Anaiyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,901

among girls · ↑276 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Anaiyah · +16% vs 2024

How common

1 in 27,712

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2010

103 babies

All-time total

1,646

#5,373 all-time among girls

First recorded

1998

in Social Security records

Anaiyah popularity over time

1,646 babies have been named Anaiyah 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	16	2	–	#9,311
2000s	552	55	+3350%	#2,229
2010s	764	76	+38%	#1,944
2020s (to 2025)	314	52	-32%	#2,859

Where Anaiyah 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	56	0.03	outside top 500
2027	54	0.03	outside top 500
2028	52	0.03	outside top 500
2029	51	0.03	outside top 500
2030	50	0.03	outside top 500

Where Anaiyah is most popular

Girls named Anaiyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Florida, and Texas.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anaiyah 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
California	40	0.048	+45%
Florida	18	0.042	+28%
Texas	31	0.039	+17%
New Jersey	5	0.028	-16%
New York	9	0.023	-31%
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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 Anaiyah

Anaiyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,901 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 1,646 American babies have been named Anaiyah. Its peak came in 2010, when 103 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 Anaiyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anaiyah?

The median living Anaiyah is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 17. An estimated 1,600 people named Anaiyah 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.

Anaiyah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	58	#2,901
2024	50	#3,177
2023	50	#3,227
2022	59	#2,859
2021	50	#3,217
2020	47	#3,291
2019	74	#2,403
2018	89	#2,131
2017	82	#2,268
2016	60	#2,833
2015	76	#2,411
2014	63	#2,741
2013	77	#2,366
2012	64	#2,736
2011	76	#2,419
2010	103	#1,944
2009	88	#2,229
2008	82	#2,355
2007	80	#2,369
2006	63	#2,781
2005	44	#3,407
2004	56	#2,853
2003	47	#3,134
2002	36	#3,660
2001	35	#3,710
2000	21	#5,323
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anaiyah?

The median living Anaiyah is about 12 years old. Half of all living Anaiyahs are between 7 and 17 years old.

How many people named Anaiyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Anaiyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,646 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anaiyah in 2025?

Anaiyah ranked #2,901 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anaiyah?

1,646 babies have been named Anaiyah in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anaiyah most popular?

Anaiyah peaked in 2010, when 103 newborns received the name.

Is Anaiyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anaiyah rising or falling?

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

Will Anaiyah become more popular?

Anaiyah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Anaiyah 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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