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“Variant of Anna — Grace; favor” — Polish origin
Girl's name · #2544 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Ania reached #1273 in 2004 and has eased to #2544 since. About 3,300 girls have carried it since 1968. Together with its spelling variants Anya (#375), Annya (#1125), and Aanya (#1666), Ania would rank around #251 with about 1,200 births last year — the newborns split about 67/17/10/6 across Anya, Annya, Aanya, and Ania.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,900 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 6,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 94 notable people named Ania:
Entertainers appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ania Dąbrowska, Polish singer.
Similar names: Haniya · Yuliana · Ani · Zaniya · Samarah · Janiya
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