Girls' name · since 1991
Aniyah
Aniyah has 31,207 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,207
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aniyah currently ranks #486 among girls' names in America, with 31,207 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniyah has been recorded 31,207 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #486 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #486 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 31,207 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aniyah ranks #815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #486 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 31,207 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,207
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aniyah's 31,207 recorded births place it above 98.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aniyah compares
31,207 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 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
Aniyah's all-time total is 83x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,207 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,825 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aniyah splits its recorded history at 2008: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 1,825 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aniyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,825
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aniyah popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2005 (Aniyah as boys' name)
Aniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13,817 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Aniyah's strongest decade.
13,817 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Aniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 571
1990s
571 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,863 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,817 births
- 2020s 4,956
2020s
4,956 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13,817 births (44% of all-time use).
How Aniyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aniyah's total volume
Aniyah by state
Where Aniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,082 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 2,384 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,329 | 7.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,810 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,718 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,504 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,459 | 4.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,410 | 4.5% |
3,082 of 31,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Aniyah appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aniyah's data
- Aniyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (13,817 total births) through the 2020s (4,956) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Aniyahs (3,082 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Aniyah 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.