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“Variant of Anaiah — God has answered” — Hebrew origin
Girl's name · #336 in the US (2025) · Trending
Anaya is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1978, it stood at #336 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 18,000 girls have been named Anaya along the way. Together with its spelling variants Anaiah (#853), Anayah (#913), and Anaia (#1230), Anaya would rank around #181 with about 1,700 births last year — the newborns split about 53/19/17/11 across Anaya, Anaiah, Anayah, and Anaia.
Around the world: #86 in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 19 notable people named Anaya:
Similar names: Anaia · Noa · Annalise · Raya · Elianna · Chaya
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