Is Ananya a boy or girl name?
Ananya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 80 girls and 0 boys were named Ananya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 3,963 US babies named Ananya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,299
- Babies named Ananya since 1995
- 3,963
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 214 babies
Boys and girls named Ananya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,299 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,554 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,207 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,731 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,140 | 133 | #1,578 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,559 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,483 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,564 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,394 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,366 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,270 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,292 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,303 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,319 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,293 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,198 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,188 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,253 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,199 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,244 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,332 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,297 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,969 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,309 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,527 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,303 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,821 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,859 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,113 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ananya reached #12,140 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #1,167 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ananya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.