Recorded 2001–2014 Girls' name Peak 2006 56 births

Ahnyah — girls' name

56 babies named Ahnyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

56 girls have been named Ahnyah since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

56
total births
2001–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Ahnyah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ahnyah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ahnyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Ahnyah between 2001 and 2014, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ahnyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahnyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ahnyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahnyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ahnyah at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

56

Since 2001

14 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2001

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ahnyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2001

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 20142011201020082007200620042001 5

Ahnyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 63% of Ahnyah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ahnyah?
56 babies have been named Ahnyah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Ahnyah most popular?
Ahnyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Ahnyah been used?
Ahnyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 14 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ahnyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahna, Ahniya, Ahniyah, Ahnika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.