Anaya
Anaya is a Spanish language toponymic surname which originates from the villages of Anaya de Alba, Anaya de Huebra and Anaya in Segovia.
Meaning & Origin of Anaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anaya is a Spanish language toponymic surname which originates from the villages of Anaya de Alba, Anaya de Huebra and Anaya in Segovia.
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The Story of Anaya
Anaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 837 Anayas were born — ranking #397 that year. As of 2026, Anaya ranks #393 for baby girls with 777 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 19K Anayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Anaya
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- Anaya Go , Filipina-Chinese singer and musical theater actress
- Anaya Nayanar , Indian Hindu (Shaivite) saint
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About the name Anaya
Anaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Anaya's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #382. Use the chart and map above to compare Anaya'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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