Is Anya a boy or girl name?
Anya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 798 girls and 0 boys were named Anya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 19,738 US babies named Anya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #394
- Babies named Anya since 1943
- 19,738
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 895 babies
Boys and girls named Anya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 232 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 522 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,329 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,495 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,877 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,089 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,150 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 798 | #394 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 695 | #443 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 645 | #486 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 574 | #537 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 438 | #657 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 445 | #658 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 431 | #677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 471 | #627 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 516 | #592 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 564 | #550 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 671 | #473 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 688 | #446 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 787 | #394 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 727 | #432 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 789 | #406 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 889 | #363 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 884 | #372 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 895 | #364 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 777 | #410 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 680 | #446 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 631 | #468 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 596 | #488 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 578 | #485 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 508 | #525 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 439 | #586 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 326 | #691 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 252 | #845 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,194 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,375 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,225 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,287 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,592 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,600 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,781 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,545 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,355 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,661 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,812 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,494 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,402 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,075 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 146 | #994 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,131 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 166 | #901 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 334 | #557 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,593 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,537 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,561 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,698 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,672 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,882 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,755 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,057 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,546 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,357 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,899 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,127 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,216 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,096 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,840 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,681 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,370 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,548 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,797 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,448 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,053 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,919 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,192 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,240 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,341 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,723 |
Highest rank
Anya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #363 in 2009. 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 Anya
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.