Anaiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #434 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #853 for girls
Anaiah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has answered”. In 2025 it ranked 434th for girls in the UK (103 babies) and 853rd for girls in the US (318 babies).
What does Anaiah mean?
Hebrew: Biblical name, now used for girls
“God has answered”
In the Book of Nehemiah, Anaiah is one of the men who stood beside Ezra as he read the law.
Is Anaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Anaiah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 103 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 318 girls in the US.
How popular is Anaiah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #434among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 103about 1 in 2,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 185% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 103 girls in the UK were named Anaiah, making it the 434th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,147th. 4 boys were also named Anaiah in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Anaiah of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Anaiah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 993 girls in the UK were given Anaiah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #55, up from #434 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 408th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Anaiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | #434 |
| 2024 | 82 | #533 |
| 2023 | 60 | #661 |
| 2022 | 34 | #1,066 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,393 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 33 | #1,110 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,524 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,293 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Anaiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #853among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 318about 1 in 5,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 129% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 318 girls in the US were named Anaiah, making it the 853rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,608th. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the most girls named Anaiah of any year since it first appeared, in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Anaiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,733 girls in the US were given Anaiah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #853 for this spelling alone.
Anaiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 318 | #853 |
| 2024 | 289 | #919 |
| 2023 | 225 | #1,094 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,521 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,524 |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,608 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,700 |
| 2018 | 111 | #1,830 |
| 2017 | 98 | #2,007 |
| 2016 | 110 | #1,865 |
| 2015 | 127 | #1,677 |
| 2014 | 143 | #1,526 |
| 2013 | 113 | #1,807 |
| 2012 | 143 | #1,539 |
| 2011 | 167 | #1,372 |
| 2010 | 146 | #1,529 |
| 2009 | 160 | #1,450 |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 121 | #1,770 |
| 2006 | 85 | #2,248 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,823 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2,586 |
| 2003 | 64 | #2,519 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,741 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,762 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
Names like Anaiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Ayah Safa Amira Nusaybah Zainab Sumayyah Abeeha Ruqayyah Hafsa Amaya Aaminah
Other spellings of Anaiah
Anaya Anayah Aniyah Anaiya Aniya Anaiyah Anaia Annaya Aaniya Anniyah Aanaya Annayah Aaniyah
Names related to Anaiah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Anaiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anaiah, updated 20 October 2026.