Anaya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 535 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Anaya has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #407 |
| 2016 | #397 |
| 2017 | #413 |
| 2018 | #426 |
| 2019 | #397 |
| 2020 | #381 |
| 2021 | #416 |
| 2022 | #407 |
| 2023 | #390 |
| 2024 | #405 |
| 2025 | #336 |
Anaya by the numbers
In 2025, 535 babies in England and Wales were named Anaya. In the US, 764 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 836 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Anaya
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 Anaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Anyagrace; a russian form of anna155 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anayahgod has answered; a form of Hannah156 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ananyaunique or incomparable140 in the US (2017)
- Anayatkindness, grace33 in England and Wales (2025)
- Asayagod has made or created15 in the US (2017)
- Analafire12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Anaya
Names that are said the same way as Anaya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Anahiflower; from guaraní indigenous tradition481 in the US (2017)
- Ayannabeautiful flower; blooming flower229 in the US (2017)
- Aanyagracious, merciful39 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)
- Aniagrace; a form of Anna77 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Anaya
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