Anayi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-NY-ee
- Origin
- Modern
Anayi is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Anayi come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Anaya
Is Anayi a girl's or a boy's name?
Anayi is a girls' name.
How popular is Anayi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Anayi in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anayi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
Names like Anayi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah Anahi Aaliyah Armani Araya Amaya Zaniyah Janiyah Amari Jaliyah Avani Amani
Names related to Anayi
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, “Anayi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anayi, updated 20 October 2026.