Anaiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,324 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,458 for girls
Anaiya is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,324th for girls in the UK (25 babies) and 3,458th for girls in the US (44 babies).
Where does Anaiya come from?
Root uncertain
Is Anaiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Anaiya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 girls in the UK and 44 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anaiya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were named Anaiya, making it the 1,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,180th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 81 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Anaiya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 993 girls in the UK were given Anaiya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #55, up from #1,324 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,271st in England and Wales.
Anaiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,324 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,451 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 45 | #860 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,180 |
| 2019 | 43 | #909 |
| 2018 | 44 | #905 |
| 2017 | 41 | #974 |
| 2016 | 54 | #786 |
| 2015 | 81 | #574 |
| 2014 | 81 | #573 |
| 2013 | 64 | #686 |
| 2012 | 48 | #857 |
| 2011 | 40 | #950 |
| 2010 | 36 | #1,004 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,141 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Anaiya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,458among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 37,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 44 girls in the US were named Anaiya, making it the 3,458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,281st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 130 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Anaiya than any year since 1999.
Half of all the girls named Anaiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,733 girls in the US were given Anaiya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #3,458 for this spelling alone.
Anaiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #3,458 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 53 | #3,091 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,894 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,510 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3,281 |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,651 |
| 2018 | 76 | #2,387 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,925 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,594 |
| 2015 | 75 | #2,431 |
| 2014 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2013 | 73 | #2,458 |
| 2012 | 77 | #2,401 |
| 2011 | 99 | #1,982 |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2009 | 126 | #1,733 |
| 2008 | 127 | #1,740 |
| 2007 | 120 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 130 | #1,627 |
| 2005 | 111 | #1,766 |
| 2004 | 105 | #1,810 |
| 2003 | 98 | #1,873 |
| 2002 | 111 | #1,653 |
| 2001 | 79 | #2,092 |
| 2000 | 52 | #2,773 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
Names like Anaiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Amaya Amira Ayah Zainab Khadija Hafsa Abeeha Raya Hiba Alaya
Other spellings of Anaiya
Anaya Anayah Anaiah Aniyah Aniya Anaiyah Anaia Annaya Aaniya Anniyah Aanaya Annayah Aaniyah
Names related to Anaiya
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, “Anaiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anaiya, updated 20 October 2026.