Anaia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,229 for girls
Anaia is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 1,229th for girls in the US (183 babies).
Where does Anaia come from?
Modern spelling related to Anaya
Is Anaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Anaia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 183 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anaia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,076th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Anaia, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 16 girls.
2025 had more girls named Anaia than any year since 2014.
Half of all the girls named Anaia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 993 girls in the UK were given Anaia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #55, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Anaia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
How popular is Anaia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,229th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 183 about 1 in 8,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 462% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 183 girls in the US were named Anaia, making it the 1,229th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. It first appears in the records in 1997.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Anaia of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Anaia in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,733 girls in the US were given Anaia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #1,229 for this spelling alone.
Anaia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 183 | #1,229 |
| 2024 | 143 | #1,509 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3,677 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
Names like Anaia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria, Alaia, Amara, Dua, Alora, Esme, Amaya, Amira, Alara, Ayra, Alaya, Lucia
Other spellings of Anaia
Anaya, Anayah, Anaiah, Aniyah, Anaiya, Aniya, Anaiyah, Annaya, Aaniya, Anniyah, Aanaya, Annayah, Aaniyah
Names related to Anaia
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anaia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anaia, updated 20 October 2026.