Anay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-NAY
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,641 for boys
Anay is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,641st for boys in the US (49 babies).
Where does Anay come from?
Used mainly in Indian families; root uncertain
Is Anay a girl's or a boy's name?
Anay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 49 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Anay, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 27 boys.
2025 had more boys named Anay than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Anay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Anay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Anay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,641st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 49 about 1 in 35,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were named Anay, making it the 2,641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,346th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had more boys named Anay than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Anay in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2001, 86% of the babies named Anay in the US were girls. By 2017 it was 6%, with more boys than girls since 2009.
Anay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2,641 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,346 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,291 |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,919 |
| 2017 | 102 | #1,582 |
| 2016 | 87 | #1,763 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,870 |
| 2014 | 78 | #1,872 |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,708 |
| 2012 | 75 | #1,908 |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,718 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,168 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
Names like Anay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Ayaan, Arjan, Avyaan, Advik, Avi, Vihaan, Krishiv, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Aveer, Aviraj
Names related to Anay
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, “Anay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anay, updated 20 October 2026.