#4052024 rank
2016peak year
17,080babies named Anaya since 1880
▷ 0%5-year trend
Anaya popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Anaya mean?
Possibly from the biblical name Anaiah, 'God answers', a figure in the Book of Nehemiah, revived as a fashionable American name in the 2000s.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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Famous Anayas
Spellings & variants
AnaiahAnayah
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