US rank #2679 Girls' name Peak 2006 3,225 births

Aniah — #2679 US girls' name

3,225 babies named Aniah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2679
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Aniah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

230 babies were named Aniah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aniah

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,225 babies named Aniah between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aniah currently holds the #2679 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 230 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,673 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aniah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 334 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aniah in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aniah 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 3,225 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.

Aniah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,225

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2006

230 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,679

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aniah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
230
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Aniah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,673 births that decade — 52% of Aniah's all-time total
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Aniah by state

Where Aniah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aniah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
334 10.4%
#2 California
306 9.5%
#3 Florida
207 6.4%
#4 New York
141 4.4%
#5 Ohio
129 4.0%
#6 Illinois
101 3.1%
#7 Michigan
92 2.9%
#8 North Carolina
85 2.6%
Texas share of Aniah's total US births 10.4%
Even split

334 of 3,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Aniah appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aniah?
3,225 babies have been named Aniah since 1994. It currently ranks #2679 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 230 births.
When was Aniah most popular?
Aniah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,673 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Aniah most popular?
The top states for the name Aniah are Texas (334 births), California (306 births), Florida (207 births).
How long has the name Aniah been used?
Aniah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aniah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Aniya, Anika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.