Recorded 1996–2025 Girls' name Peak 2003 322 births

Anajah — girls' name

322 babies named Anajah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s332000s2152010s622020s12

The verdict

322 girls have been named Anajah since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

322
total births
1996–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Anajah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

32 babies were named Anajah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anajah

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Anajah between 1996 and 2025, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anajah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anajah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anajah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Anajah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anajah 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 322 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.

Anajah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

322

Since 1996

30 years of records

Peak year

2003

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1996

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2025

Anajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1996

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2003)
32
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Anajah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
215 births that decade — 67% of Anajah's all-time total
1990s332000s2152010s622020s12

Anajah by state

Where Anajah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Anajah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
12 3.7%
#2 Illinois
5 1.6%
#3 North Carolina
5 1.6%
Pennsylvania share of Anajah's total US births 3.7%
Even split

12 of 322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anajah?
322 babies have been named Anajah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2003 with 32 births.
When was Anajah most popular?
Anajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Anajah most popular?
The top states for the name Anajah are Pennsylvania (12 births), Illinois (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Anajah been used?
Anajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 30 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Anajah?
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.

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, 1996–2025 (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.