Is Anaya a boy or girl name?
Anaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 782 girls and 0 boys were named Anaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 17,080 US babies named Anaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #405
- Babies named Anaya since 1978
- 17,080
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 837 babies
Boys and girls named Anaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 542 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,392 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,186 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,905 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 782 | #405 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 789 | #388 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 769 | #410 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 756 | #415 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 809 | #382 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 779 | #397 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 736 | #429 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 768 | #413 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 837 | #397 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 789 | #407 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 741 | #430 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 641 | #477 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 648 | #474 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 622 | #477 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 625 | #482 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 657 | #472 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 728 | #439 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 694 | #464 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 642 | #484 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 635 | #481 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 567 | #511 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 519 | #539 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 379 | #670 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 328 | #732 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 243 | #900 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,071 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,579 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,784 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,211 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,855 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,542 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,835 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,735 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,271 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,068 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,921 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,730 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,745 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,739 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,170 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,143 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,346 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,818 |
Highest rank
Anaya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #382 in 2020. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anaya
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.