Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- He (God) has favored me
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anja
Pronunciation
a-nja, an-ja
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1708, 122 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4067, 35 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 |
| 2024 | 48 |
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2022 | 50 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2017 | 64 |
| 2016 | 72 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #1015, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2007, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #680, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #375, 8 births); most recent 2014 (rank #653, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence