Anaya
Girl name · #336 in 2025 · Distinctive
Anaya ranks #336 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 911 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #407, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,976 girls born in 2025 was named Anaya.
The 47-year story
Anaya first appears in the Social Security records in 1978, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 911 babies and a rank of #336. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Anaya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Anaya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Anaya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Anaya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Anaya is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Anaya is most common in MD (1.3 per 1,000), NJ (1.2 per 1,000), NY (1.2 per 1,000), WA (0.9 per 1,000), FL (0.9 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.7 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Anaya is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Anaya
Statistically, parents drawn to Anaya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Alaya, Amaya, Aya, Araya, and Chaya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Anaya | 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 | #438 |
| 2007 | 694 | #464 |
| 2006 | 642 | #484 |
| 2005 | 635 | #481 |
| 2004 | 567 | #511 |
| 2003 | 519 | #539 |
| 2002 | 379 | #670 |
| 2001 | 328 | #732 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anaya a popular girl name?
Anaya ranked #336 among girls in 2025 with 911 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #407.
When was the name Anaya most popular?
Anaya peaked in 2025, when 911 American girls received the name (ranked #336 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Anaya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,976 newborn American girls was named Anaya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.