Annayah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Annayah by the numbers

Annayah was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Annayah

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 Annayah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Anayahgod has answered; a form of Hannah156 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Anniyah26 in the US (2017)
  • Annaya9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aniayah6 in the US (2017)
  • Annalyah6 in the US (2017)
  • Anaayah3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Annayah

Names that are said the same way as Annayah, 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)
  • 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)

Names about as common as Annayah

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