US rank #4343 Girls' name Peak 2021 502 births

Anaira — #4343 US girls' name

502 babies named Anaira in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s792010s2162020s207
#4343
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Anaira was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

57 babies were named Anaira in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anaira

The Social Security Administration has registered 502 babies named Anaira between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anaira currently holds the #4343 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anaira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anaira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 74 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Anaira in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anaira 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 502 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.

Anaira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

502

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2021

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,343

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anaira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
57
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0204060 202420212018201520122009200620022000 5

Anaira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
216 births that decade — 43% of Anaira's all-time total
2000s792010s2162020s207

Anaira by state

Where Anaira concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Anaira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
74 14.7%
#2 Texas
59 11.8%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.0%
California share of Anaira's total US births 14.7%
Even split

74 of 502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anaira?
502 babies have been named Anaira since 2000. It currently ranks #4343 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 57 births.
When was Anaira most popular?
Anaira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Anaira most popular?
The top states for the name Anaira are California (74 births), Texas (59 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Anaira been used?
Anaira has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anaira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.