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Anya

Gender

Female

Origin

Russian
Gracious

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anya

Pronunciation

a-nya, an-ya

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Stanley Kubrick

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #364, 895 births); most recent 2025 (rank #375, 821 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025821
2024798
2023695
2022645
2021574
2020438
2019445
2018431
2017471
2016516

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 2005 (rank #123, 437 births); most recent 2025 (rank #291, 155 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025155
2024137
2023134
2022164
2021171
2020164
2019179
2018224
2017232
2016239

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 2023 (rank #304, 196 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023196
2022153
2021104
2020110
2019124
2018125
2017136
2016116
201579
201471

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 Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #313, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20258
20245
202312
2022–
20214
20207
20196
20188
20175
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #117, 46 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
20248
202312
202212
202110
202016
201910
201820
201721
201627

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 Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #284, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
20204
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #185, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #223, 14 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202314
202211
202111
20208
20196
20187
20175
201610
201512
201416

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