Girls' name · since 1997
Anaia
Anaia has 936 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 936
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
936 babies have been named Anaia since 1997, making it today's #1233 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anaia recorded 936 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #1233 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,233 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 936 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anaia ranks #7,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,233 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 936 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,233 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 936
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Anaia's 936 recorded births place it above 89.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Anaia compares
936 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anaia's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anaia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 936 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 183 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anaia's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 183, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anaia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 183
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Anaia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (494 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Anaia's strongest decade.
494 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Anaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
226 births
- 2020s
2020s
494 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 494 births (53% of all-time use).
How Anaia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anaia's total volume
Anaia by state
Where Anaia concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 62 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 57 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 55 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 33 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 8 | 0.9% |
62 of 936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Anaia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Anaias (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anaia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anaia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.