How Many People Are Named Anya?
people named Anya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,836 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,561 babies named Anya in Social Security records from 1943 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
895 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Russian diminutive of ANNA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Anya in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Anya alive today is about 17 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 22 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Anya first appears in the records in 1943 and was given most often in 2007, to 895 babies. In 2025, 821 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1943 to 2025
π Rank History
Anya has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #363, in 2009. In 2025 it ranked #375.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #375 |
| Best rank | #363 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #441 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Anya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Anya were born in California than in any other state: about 2,728 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Anya was given 2.5 times as often in District of Columbia, 2 times in Massachusetts and 1.6 times in Washington.
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