Holding steady, #10,107 for girls today.
Popularity of Analyah since 2008
Babies named Analyah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 |
| 2010s | 67 |
| 2020s | 28 |
Meaning & origin
Analyah is a modern American coinage that first appeared in Social Security records in 2008. Its debut places it among a wave of invented names from the late 2000s, when parents increasingly sought unique yet melodious names for their daughters. The name reached its peak popularity in 2009, ranking 10,107 in 2025, with a 1-in-178,585 incidence rate. Though its usage has remained stable since its introduction, Analyah has not cracked the top 1,000 and is not associated with any particular U.S. state based on data. The name follows a pattern seen in names like Aaliyah and Natalya, blending a familiar prefix with a flowing, lyrical ending, a trend that has produced hundreds of similar names in recent decades.
Analyah is a modern American invented name, first recorded in the United States in 2008. It appears to blend the popular prefix Ana- with the fashionable suffix -lyah, found in names such as Aaliyah and Natalya. No traditional etymological root exists; the name was created for its melodic sound.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ana, Ani, Lyah
Sibling names for Analyah
Names that share Analyah's style, for a brother or sister.
