Is Anja a boy or girl name?
Anja is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 48 girls and 0 boys were named Anja, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,761 US babies named Anja were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,266
- Babies named Anja since 1962
- 2,761
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 122 babies
Boys and girls named Anja, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 156 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 215 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 400 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 872 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 248 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,266 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,180 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,217 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,394 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,018 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,891 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,439 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,690 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,503 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,475 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,277 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,771 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,160 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,301 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,274 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,060 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,709 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,183 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,089 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,170 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,684 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,241 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,335 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,406 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,933 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,720 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,373 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,886 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,991 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,679 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,979 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,891 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,647 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,258 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,589 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,132 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,037 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,425 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,000 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,819 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,786 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,539 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,522 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,855 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,086 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,672 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,367 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,781 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,432 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,590 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,906 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,109 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,650 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,770 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,249 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,433 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,756 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,769 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,108 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,310 |
Highest rank
Anja has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,684 in 2002. 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 Anja
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.