Ananya — #2311 US girls' name
3,958 babies named Ananya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 87% of names given to girls today.
42% of everyone ever named Ananya was born in this single decade.
214 babies were named Ananya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ananya
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,958 babies named Ananya between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ananya currently holds the #2311 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 214 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ananya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,679 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ananya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 796 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ananya in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ananya 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 3,958 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.
Ananya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ananya popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995
- Peak year (2008)
- 214
- Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
Currently ranks #2311 among girls.
3,958 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 214 births in a single year.
Ananya popularity over time — boys
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Ananya as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Ananya accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ananya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,679 births that decade — 42% of Ananya's all-time total
Ananya decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,679 births
- Runner-up 1,652 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Ananya's strongest decade
1,679 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
Ananya by state
Where Ananya concentrates geographically — total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 796 | 20.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 363 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 330 | 8.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 210 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 203 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 143 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 134 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 131 | 3.3% |
796 of 3,958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 20.1% of nationwide
- New Jersey 9.2% of nationwide
- Texas 8.3% of nationwide
- New York 5.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 20.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Ananya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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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.