US rank #16034 Girls' name Peak 2001 225 births

Anaja — #16034 US girls' name

225 babies named Anaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s462000s1432010s312020s5
#16034
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Anaja was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

22 babies were named Anaja in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Anaja between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anaja currently holds the #16034 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anaja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anaja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anaja in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anaja 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 225 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.

Anaja at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

225

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2001

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,034

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
22
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 20242011200820052002199919961995 7

Anaja by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
143 births that decade — 64% of Anaja's all-time total
1990s462000s1432010s312020s5

Anaja by state

Where Anaja concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anaja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
New York share of Anaja's total US births 2.2%

5 of 225 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anaja?
225 babies have been named Anaja since 1995. It currently ranks #16034 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 22 births.
When was Anaja most popular?
Anaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Anaja most popular?
The top states for the name Anaja are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Anaja been used?
Anaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anaja?
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, 1995–2024 (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.