Recorded 1992–2017 Girls' name Peak 2005 124 births

Anye — girls' name

124 babies named Anye in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s912010s5

The verdict

124 girls have been named Anye since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

124
total births
1992–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Anye was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

19 babies were named Anye in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anye

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Anye between 1992 and 2017, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anye performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anye 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 124 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.

Anye at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

124

Since 1992

26 years of records

Peak year

2005

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1992

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2017

Anye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1992

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2005)
19
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20172008200620042002200019981992 6

Anye by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 73% of Anye's all-time total
1990s282000s912010s5

Anye by state

Where Anye concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 4.8%
Pennsylvania share of Anye's total US births 4.8%

6 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anye?
124 babies have been named Anye since 1992. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2005 with 19 births.
When was Anye most popular?
Anye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Anye most popular?
The top states for the name Anye are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Anye been used?
Anye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 26 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Anye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anya, Anyla, Anyssa, Anylah, 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, 1992–2017 (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.