Ania
Ania is a name with multiple cultural origins: Polish, Russian.
- Polish
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Ania
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ania is a name with multiple cultural origins: Polish, Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Russian
The Story of Ania
American parents first put Ania on the record books as a baby girl name in 1968, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 181 Anias were born — ranking #1,295 that year. About 42% of every Ania on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ania ranks #2,685 for baby girls with 64 births, gradually falling (-15%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ania
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ania. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Ania
Ania is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Ania's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,273. Use the chart and map above to compare Ania'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.