Girls' name · since 1998
Anaiyah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 1,646 babies named Anaiyah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,646
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,646 babies have been named Anaiyah since 1998, making it today's #2924 girls' name.
Anaiyah has 1,646 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2924 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #5,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,924 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,646 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anaiyah ranks #5,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,924 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,646 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,646
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anaiyah's 1,646 recorded births place it above 92.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anaiyah compares
1,646 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Anaiyah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anaiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,646 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anaiyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 103 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Anaiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (764 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Anaiyah's strongest decade.
764 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Anaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
552 births
- 2010s
2010s
764 births
- 2020s
2020s
314 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 764 births (46% of all-time use).
How Anaiyah 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 Anaiyah's total volume
Anaiyah by state
Where Anaiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 250 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 153 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 132 | 8.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 92 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Washington | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.6% |
250 of 1,646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Anaiyah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anaiyah's data
- Anaiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (764 total births) through the 2020s (314) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anaiyahs (250 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anaiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Anaiyah 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.