Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Anaya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #336 Trend ↑ Rising 11%
Rank 2025
#336
among girls · ↑70 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
911
named Anaya · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,764
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
911 babies
All-time total
17,997
#1,140 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Anaya popularity over time

17,997 babies have been named Anaya since 1978, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 13 1 – #7,345
1980s 42 4 +223% #6,740
1990s 542 54 +1190% #1,071
2000s 5,392 539 +895% #439
2010s 7,186 719 +33% #397
2020s (to 2025) 4,822 804 +12% #336

Where Anaya 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 930 0.58 #331
2027 947 0.59 #324
2028 961 0.60 #317
2029 974 0.61 #313
2030 985 0.61 #307

Where Anaya is most popular

Girls named Anaya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.495 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland.

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 Anaya 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 197 1.09 +121%
Connecticut 58 0.997 +102%
Maryland 96 0.906 +83%
New York 340 0.859 +74%
Massachusetts 96 0.794 +61%
Washington 112 0.775 +57%
California 625 0.744 +50%
Florida 306 0.715 +45%
Illinois 158 0.690 +40%
Virginia 117 0.686 +39%
Texas 493 0.613 +24%
Arizona 86 0.613 +24%
Nevada 27 0.581 +18%
Idaho 19 0.568 +15%
Georgia 128 0.563 +14%
Pennsylvania 132 0.558 +13%
New Hampshire 10 0.542 +9%
Oklahoma 39 0.530 +7%
Colorado 55 0.493 ≈ national
Iowa 28 0.479 ≈ national
Oregon 31 0.476 ≈ national
Michigan 85 0.467 -6%
Delaware 5 0.441 -11%
Kentucky 37 0.433 -13%
Louisiana 35 0.400 -19%
Tennessee 63 0.398 -20%
North Carolina 88 0.387 -22%
Alabama 36 0.383 -22%
Indiana 53 0.378 -24%
Ohio 86 0.362 -27%
Missouri 42 0.348 -30%
Minnesota 34 0.315 -36%
Wisconsin 32 0.311 -37%
Arkansas 16 0.303 -39%
Kansas 17 0.295 -40%
Utah 24 0.288 -42%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -58%
South Carolina 15 0.167 -66%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -72%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -78%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Anaya

Anaya is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #336 in 2025 with 911 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 17,997 American babies have been named Anaya. Its peak came in 2025, when 911 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 Anaya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anaya?

The median living Anaya is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 18 thousand people named Anaya are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Anaya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 911 #336
2024 785 #406
2023 789 #388
2022 770 #410
2021 758 #414
2020 809 #383
2019 779 #397
2018 736 #429
2017 768 #413
2016 837 #397
2015 789 #407
2014 741 #430
2013 641 #477
2012 648 #474
2011 622 #478
2010 625 #482
2009 657 #472
2008 728 #439
2007 694 #464
2006 642 #484
2005 635 #481
2004 567 #511
2003 519 #539
2002 379 #670
2001 328 #732
2000 243 #901
1995 20 #4,855
1990 5 #13,067
1985 5 #10,744
1980 6 #9,142
1975 – –
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1960 – –
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1925 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anaya?

The median living Anaya is about 11 years old. Half of all living Anayas are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Anaya are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Anaya are alive in the United States, based on 17,997 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anaya in 2025?

Anaya ranked #336 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 911 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anaya?

17,997 babies have been named Anaya in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anaya most popular?

Anaya peaked in 2025, when 911 newborns received the name.

Is Anaya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anaya rising or falling?

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

Will Anaya become more popular?

Anaya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 985 girls named Anaya in 2030, which would rank around #307. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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