Anay
The Story of Anay
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Anay as a girl name dates back to 1984, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Anay — #2,700 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Anay on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Anay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 768 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Anay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2001, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 102 births, good for #1,581 nationwide. About 60% of every Anay on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Anay ranks #3,357 for boys with 35 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Anay
Anay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Anay's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,581. Use the chart and map above to compare Anay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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