Aanaya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies

Aanaya by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Aanaya. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Aanaya

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aanaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aanyagracious, merciful39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aalayaabode, dwelling, temple11 in the US (2017)
  • Anaya535 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aaniya4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Annaya9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aadhyafirst; beginning81 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Aanaya

Names that are said the same way as Aanaya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Anahiflower; from guaraní indigenous tradition481 in the US (2017)
  • Anyagrace; a russian form of anna155 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ayannabeautiful flower; blooming flower229 in the US (2017)
  • Anayahgod has answered; a form of Hannah156 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Anaiahgod has answered or afflicted100 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ahanadawn, first light of morning15 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Aanaya

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