Anya
Anya, Ania or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most East European countries and unisex in several African countries.
Meaning & Origin of Anya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anya, Ania or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most East European countries and unisex in several African countries.
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The Story of Anya
Anya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1943, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 895 Anyas were born — ranking #364 that year. As of 2026, Anya ranks #357 for baby girls with 865 births, rising sharply (+62% over the past five years). In total, more than 21K Anyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anya
Anya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Anya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #357. Use the chart and map above to compare Anya'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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