Anaija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Anaija is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Anaija come from?
Modern: spelling of Anaijah; inventive name in the Anaya family
Meaning borrowed from Anaijah.
Is Anaija a girl's or a boy's name?
Anaija is a girls' name.
How popular is Anaija in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Anaija in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anaija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
Names like Anaija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avaya, Anaya, Anika, Anvika, Araya, Akshara, Adhara, Avani, Prisha, Armani, Amya, Advika
Names related to Anaija
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Anaija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anaija, updated 20 October 2026.