Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2017

Anay

Gender Unisex · 37% girls Rank 2025 #2,646 Trend ↓ Falling 36%
Rank 2025
#2,646
among boys · ↑145 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Anay · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,859
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
108 babies
All-time total
2,055
#4,376 all-time among boys
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Anay popularity over time

2,055 babies have been named Anay since 1984, 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
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BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s 26 – 26 3 – –
1990s 218 – 218 22 +738% –
2000s 449 236 685 69 +214% #2,403
2010s 75 790 865 87 +26% #1,582
2020s (to 2025) – 261 261 44 -50% #2,349

Where Anay is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 41 0.02 outside top 500
2029 40 0.02 outside top 500
2030 38 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Anay

Anay is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,646 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 2,055 American babies have been named Anay, about 63% boys and 37% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 108 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 Anay stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anay?

The median living Anay is about 14 years old; half are between 9 and 21. An estimated 2,000 people named Anay are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Anay year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 49 #2,646
2024 – – 46 #2,791
2023 – – 22 #4,615
2022 – – 48 #2,720
2021 – – 39 #3,075
2020 – – 57 #2,349
2019 – – 60 #2,293
2018 – – 77 #1,920
2017 6 #14,290 102 #1,582
2016 9 #10,946 87 #1,764
2015 8 #11,922 78 #1,872
2014 – – 78 #1,873
2013 11 #9,665 86 #1,709
2012 6 #15,112 75 #1,910
2011 12 #9,210 86 #1,721
2010 23 #5,794 61 #2,171
2009 30 #4,811 53 #2,403
2008 39 #4,013 34 #3,291
2007 49 #3,383 35 #3,189
2006 45 #3,510 34 #3,156
2005 45 #3,370 19 #4,475
2004 35 #3,996 19 #4,428
2003 47 #3,136 16 #4,823
2002 54 #2,784 17 #4,514
2001 55 #2,704 9 #6,954
2000 50 #2,858 – –
1995 15 #5,981 – –
1990 16 #5,564 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anay?

The median living Anay is about 14 years old. Half of all living Anays are between 9 and 21 years old.

How many people named Anay are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Anay are alive in the United States, based on 2,055 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anay in 2025?

Anay ranked #2,646 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anay?

2,055 babies have been named Anay in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anay most popular?

Anay peaked in 2017, when 108 newborns received the name.

Is Anay a boy or girl name?

Anay is used for both: about 37% of babies named Anay have been girls and 63% boys.

Is the name Anay rising or falling?

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

Will Anay become more popular?

Anay is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 38 boys named Anay 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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