US rank #1183 Girls' name Peak 2007 17,850 births

Aniya — #1183 US girls' name

17,850 babies named Aniya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s411990s8272000s100842010s56392020s1254
#1183
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Aniya was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

1,271 babies were named Aniya in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aniya

The Social Security Administration has registered 17,850 babies named Aniya between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aniya currently holds the #1183 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 1,271 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10,084 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aniya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,420 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aniya in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aniya 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 17,850 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.

Aniya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

17,850

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2007

1,271 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,183

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aniya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
1,271
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Aniya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10,084 births that decade — 56% of Aniya's all-time total
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Aniya by state

Where Aniya concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aniya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,420 8.0%
#2 Florida
1,149 6.4%
#3 New York
1,114 6.2%
#4 Georgia
1,104 6.2%
#5 California
1,088 6.1%
#6 North Carolina
995 5.6%
#7 Illinois
989 5.5%
#8 Michigan
764 4.3%
Texas share of Aniya's total US births 8.0%
Even split

1,420 of 17,850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Aniya appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aniya?
17,850 babies have been named Aniya since 1979. It currently ranks #1183 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 1,271 births.
When was Aniya most popular?
Aniya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10,084 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Aniya most popular?
The top states for the name Aniya are Texas (1,420 births), Florida (1,149 births), New York (1,114 births).
How long has the name Aniya been used?
Aniya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aniya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Anika, Anissa, 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, 1979–2024 (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.