Girls' name · since 1995
Ananya
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 4,010 babies named Ananya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,119 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,010
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,010 babies have been named Ananya since 1995, making it today's #3119 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ananya recorded 4,010 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #3119 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #2,989 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,119 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,010 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ananya ranks #2,989 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,119 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,010 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,119 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,010
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ananya's 4,010 recorded births place it above 95.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ananya compares
4,010 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Ananya's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ananya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,010 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 214 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ananya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ananya splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (9 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 214 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ananya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 214
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Ananya popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2020 (Ananya as boys' name)
Ananya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,679 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Ananya's strongest decade.
1,679 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ananya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 141
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,652 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,679 births
- 2020s 538
2020s
538 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,679 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ananya 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 Ananya's total volume
Ananya by state
Where Ananya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 808 | 20.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 368 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 340 | 8.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 210 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 203 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 143 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 134 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 131 | 3.3% |
808 of 4,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Ananya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ananya's data
- Ananya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,679 total births); usage has since declined to 538 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ananyas (808 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ananya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Ananya 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.