Unisex name · since 2001
Anay
1,287 babies named Anay in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,668 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,287
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,287 babies have been named Anay since 2001, making it today's #2668 unisex name.
Anay has 1,287 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2668 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #4,376 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,668 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,287 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anay ranks #4,376 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,668 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,287 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,376 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,668 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,287
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anay's 1,287 recorded births place it above 90.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anay compares
1,287 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Anay's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,287 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anay's full recorded timeline at 2013, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Anay popularity over time - girls
768 total births recorded since 1984 (Anay as girls' name)
Anay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (790 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Anay's strongest decade.
790 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Anay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 236
2000s
236 births
- 2010s
2010s
790 births
- 2020s 261
2020s
261 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 790 births (61% of all-time use).
How Anay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Anay's total volume
Anay by state
Where Anay concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 263 | 20.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 126 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 79 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 47 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
263 of 1,287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Anay appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anay's data
- Anay's decade-level peak was the 2010s (790 total births); usage has since declined to 261 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anays (263 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Anay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Anay 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.