Anaia
Annaea or Annaia or Anaea or Anaia (Ἀναία), was a town of ancient Ionia. Stephanus of Byzantium placed it in Caria, opposite Samos. Pausanias also puts it on the mainland across from Samos and says it was fortified by the people of that island after being displaced by Androklos of Ephesos.
Meaning & Origin of Anaia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Annaea or Annaia or Anaea or Anaia (Ἀναία), was a town of ancient Ionia. Stephanus of Byzantium placed it in Caria, opposite Samos. Pausanias also puts it on the mainland across from Samos and says it was fortified by the people of that island after being displaced by Androklos of Ephesos.
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The Story of Anaia
Anaia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 142 Anaias were born — ranking #1,513 that year. As of 2026, Anaia ranks #1,527 for baby girls with 140 births, rising sharply (+299% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Anaias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anaia
Anaia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Anaia's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Anaia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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