Girls' name · since 2011
Anayra
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 382 babies named Anayra, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2969
- among girls today
- 382
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 83%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Anayra is the #2969 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 382 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anayra has been recorded 382 times among girls since 2011, currently ranked #2969 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #2969 among girls today
- 382 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
- 83% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Anayra is currently the #2969 girls' name in America, more common than 83% of girls - 382 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2969
- among girls today
- 382
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 83%
- more common than other girls
Anayra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 83% of names given to girls today.
86% of everyone ever named Anayra was born in this single decade.
70 babies were named Anayra in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Anayra compares
382 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,726 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
Anayra's all-time total is 0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anayra | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 382 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 48 | 19,840 |
Anayra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anayra's full recorded timeline at 2020, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anayra at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Anayra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Currently ranks #2969 among girls.
382 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 70 births in a single year.
Anayra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Anayra's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Anayra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
328 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 328 births (86% of all-time use).
Anayra decade highlights
- Peak decade 328 births
- Runner-up 54 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Anayra by state
Where Anayra concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 10.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 18 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.3% |
53 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 13.9% of nationwide
- Texas 10.7% of nationwide
- New Jersey 4.7% of nationwide
- New York 2.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Anayra's data
- California records the most Anayras (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Anayra: #2969 Girls' Name - 382 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/anayra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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