Anayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #304 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #913 for girls
Anayah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 304th for girls in the UK (160 babies) and 913th for girls in the US (289 babies).
Where does Anayah come from?
Root uncertain
Is Anayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Anayah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 160 girls in the UK and 289 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anayah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 304th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 160 about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 160 girls in the UK were named Anayah, making it the 304th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 478th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 204 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more girls named Anayah than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Anayah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 993 girls in the UK were given Anayah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #55, up from #304 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 290th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Anayah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #304 |
| 2024 | 144 | #334 |
| 2023 | 113 | #410 |
| 2022 | 107 | #441 |
| 2021 | 104 | #458 |
| 2020 | 92 | #478 |
| 2019 | 119 | #401 |
| 2018 | 118 | #417 |
| 2017 | 148 | #345 |
| 2016 | 204 | #275 |
| 2015 | 174 | #301 |
| 2014 | 197 | #274 |
| 2013 | 106 | #439 |
| 2012 | 70 | #643 |
| 2011 | 46 | #858 |
| 2010 | 45 | #853 |
| 2009 | 38 | #947 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Anayah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 913th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 289 about 1 in 5,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 289 girls in the US were named Anayah, making it the 913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,524th. It first appears in the records in 1996.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Anayah of any year since it first appeared, in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Anayah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,733 girls in the US were given Anayah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #913 for this spelling alone.
Anayah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 289 | #913 |
| 2024 | 235 | #1,061 |
| 2023 | 180 | #1,273 |
| 2022 | 159 | #1,419 |
| 2021 | 150 | #1,432 |
| 2020 | 139 | #1,524 |
| 2019 | 156 | #1,429 |
| 2018 | 143 | #1,520 |
| 2017 | 164 | #1,400 |
| 2016 | 193 | #1,264 |
| 2015 | 197 | #1,239 |
| 2014 | 202 | #1,205 |
| 2013 | 131 | #1,634 |
| 2012 | 154 | #1,469 |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,789 |
| 2010 | 136 | #1,593 |
| 2009 | 141 | #1,593 |
| 2008 | 124 | #1,774 |
| 2007 | 120 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 84 | #2,267 |
| 2005 | 89 | #2,087 |
| 2004 | 89 | #2,042 |
| 2003 | 66 | #2,462 |
| 2002 | 67 | #2,376 |
| 2001 | 55 | #2,696 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
Names like Anayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah, Aaliyah, Safa, Nusaybah, Amira, Zainab, Amaya, Hafsa, Abeeha, Sumayyah, Hiba, Ayra
Other spellings of Anayah
Anaya, Anaiah, Aniyah, Anaiya, Aniya, Anaiyah, Anaia, Annaya, Aaniya, Anniyah, Aanaya, Annayah, Aaniyah
Names related to Anayah
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, “Anayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anayah, updated 20 October 2026.