Ahanya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-HAN-ya
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- Style
- New arrival
Ahanya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies).
Where does Ahanya come from?
Sanskrit: modern Indian name, perhaps from ahan 'day'
Is Ahanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Ahanya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ahanya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Ahanya, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Ahanya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
Names like Ahanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaradhya, Aadhya, Akshara, Aarya, Aanya, Avira, Anisha, Aavya, Navya, Anvika, Aadhini, Divisha
Names related to Ahanya
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ahanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ahanya, updated 20 October 2026.