girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Ania

Meaning Spelling variant of Anya Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,544 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

Spelling variant of Anya.

Rank 2025
#2,544
among girls · ↑69 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
69
named Ania · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 23,294
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
181 babies
All-time total
3,315
#3,379 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Ania popularity over time

3,315 babies have been named Ania since 1968, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2006Girls

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 6 1 – #6,282
1970s 49 5 +717% #6,920
1980s 116 12 +137% #4,463
1990s 458 46 +295% #1,858
2000s 1,425 143 +211% #1,273
2010s 845 85 -41% #1,830
2020s (to 2025) 416 69 -18% #2,220

Where Ania 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 68 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 65 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Ania is most popular

Girls named Ania per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Washington.

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 Ania 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
Texas 47 0.058 +42%
California 42 0.050 +21%
Washington 5 0.035 -16%
Georgia 7 0.031 -25%
Florida 12 0.028 -32%
New York 11 0.028 -33%
Ohio 5 0.021 -49%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Ania

Ania is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,544 in 2025 with 69 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 3,315 American babies have been named Ania. Its peak came in 2006, when 181 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Ania?

The median living Ania is about 18 years old; half are between 11 and 24. An estimated 3,300 people named Ania are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Ania year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 69 #2,544
2024 67 #2,613
2023 73 #2,448
2022 63 #2,720
2021 63 #2,720
2020 81 #2,220
2019 81 #2,253
2018 85 #2,193
2017 79 #2,322
2016 78 #2,388
2015 81 #2,296
2014 78 #2,355
2013 79 #2,328
2012 90 #2,115
2011 83 #2,260
2010 111 #1,830
2009 141 #1,594
2008 159 #1,474
2007 142 #1,590
2006 181 #1,295
2005 143 #1,472
2004 168 #1,273
2003 128 #1,522
2002 127 #1,493
2001 105 #1,713
2000 131 #1,413
1995 43 #2,791
1990 19 #4,874
1985 17 #4,463
1980 13 #5,255
1975 6 #8,030
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ania?

The median living Ania is about 18 years old. Half of all living Anias are between 11 and 24 years old.

How many people named Ania are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Ania are alive in the United States, based on 3,315 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ania mean?

Spelling variant of Anya.

How popular is the name Ania in 2025?

Ania ranked #2,544 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 69 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ania?

3,315 babies have been named Ania in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ania most popular?

Ania peaked in 2006, when 181 newborns received the name.

Is Ania a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ania rising or falling?

Ania has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Ania become more popular?

Ania is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Ania 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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