Recorded 2001–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 228 births

Aniyha — girls' name

228 babies named Aniyha in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, 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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The verdict

228 girls have been named Aniyha since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

228
total births
2001–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Aniyha was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

28 babies were named Aniyha in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aniyha

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Aniyha between 2001 and 2018, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aniyha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniyha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aniyha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Aniyha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aniyha 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 228 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.

Aniyha at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

228

Since 2001

18 years of records

Peak year

2006

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2001

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2018

Aniyha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2001

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
28
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Aniyha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
141 births that decade — 62% of Aniyha's all-time total
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Aniyha by state

Where Aniyha concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aniyha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.6%
#2 California
5 2.2%
Texas share of Aniyha's total US births 2.6%
Even split

6 of 228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aniyha?
228 babies have been named Aniyha since 2001. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 28 births.
When was Aniyha most popular?
Aniyha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Aniyha most popular?
The top states for the name Aniyha are Texas (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Aniyha been used?
Aniyha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 18 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Aniyha?
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.

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, 2001–2018 (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.