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

0%100%Median name50%83.2%
Anayra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#2969
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Anayra was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

382

Since 2011

15 years of records

Peak year

2020

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,969

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2011

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2025

Anayra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
70
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
020406080 201120152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 35

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 328 births (86% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Anayra by state

Where Anayra concentrates geographically, total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anayra
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%
California share of Anayra's total US births 13.9%
Even split

53 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anayra?
382 babies have been named Anayra since 2011. It currently ranks #2969 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 70 births.
When was Anayra most popular?
Anayra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 328 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Anayra most popular?
The top states for the name Anayra are California (53 births), Texas (41 births), New Jersey (18 births).
How long has the name Anayra been used?
Records for Anayra go back to 2011, giving 15 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Anayra?
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.

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
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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.

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 Anayra 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 June 2026.