Aniyah

/ UH-NEE-UH /
girlmodernclassicmelodic

“care, concern” — Arabic, American English

#4612024 rank
2009peak year
30,569babies named Aniyah since 1880
▼ 41%5-year trend

Aniyah popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 200918801920196020002024

What does Aniyah mean?

A modern American name, often linked to the Arabic Aniyya 'care, concern' or treated as an elaboration of Aaliyah and Anya. It gained popularity in the early 2000s.

OriginArabic, American English
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic

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Spellings & variants

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