Girls' name · since 1997
Anija
Anija has 331 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 331
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anija sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 331 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anija has been recorded 331 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.
- #15,103 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 331 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anija ranks #15,103 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 331 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,103 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 331
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anija's 331 recorded births place it above 79.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Anija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anija's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Anija by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (255 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Anija's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Anija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 255 births (77% of all-time use).
Anija by state
Where Anija concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 331 births nationwide.
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- Anija's decade-level peak was the 2000s (255 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Anijas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Anija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1997–2022 (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 Anija 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.