Recorded 1977–2013 Girls' name Peak 2000 121 births

Anuja — girls' name

121 babies named Anuja in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s411990s302000s312010s14

The verdict

121 girls have been named Anuja since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2013.

121
total births
1977–2013
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Anuja was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Anuja in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anuja

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Anuja between 1977 and 2013, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anuja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anuja performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anuja shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anuja 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 121 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.

Anuja at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

121

Since 1977

37 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1977

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2013

Anuja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1977

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 2013200719981995198519811977 5

Anuja by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 34% of Anuja's all-time total
1970s51980s411990s302000s312010s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anuja?
121 babies have been named Anuja since 1977. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
When was Anuja most popular?
Anuja was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Anuja been used?
Anuja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 37 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Anuja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anushka, Anusha, Anum, Anuhea, 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, 1977–2013 (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.