Rising since 1997, #6,838 for girls today.
Popularity of Annaya since 1996
Babies named Annaya per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 125 |
| 2010s | 155 |
| 2020s | 57 |
Meaning & origin
Annaya emerged as a given name in the United States in 1996, reflecting a trend toward invented, melodious names. Its popularity peaked in 2012, and since 1997 it has been on a rising trajectory, though it remains rare with a rank of 6,838 in 2025. About 1 in every 100,454 girls receives this name. Annaya likely blends the classic Anna with the fashionable -aya ending, placing it alongside other modern coinages. No top states have been recorded for this name, indicating broad but sparse use across the country.
Annaya is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1996. It likely blends the traditional name Anna with the popular -aya suffix seen in names like Maya and Anaya. Its rise fits a pattern of melodic, vowel-ending invented names. It has no long historical or linguistic precedent.
“Annaya” around the world
Where Annaya lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
15
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Anna, Annie, Naya
Sibling names for Annaya
Names that share Annaya's style, for a brother or sister.
