How Many People Are Named Anaja?
An estimated 221 people in the United States have the first name Anaja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Anaja peaked in popularity in 2001 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anaja as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anaja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
221
About 1 in 1,550,925 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2001
22 births
Total Registered
225
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anaja
Anaja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 225 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anaja as a female name
Ranked #15,408 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (22 births)
Anaja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anaja span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 143 babies were registered. Anaja has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anaja by Decade
How has Anaja tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anaja by State
Anaja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anaja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anaja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anaja?
We estimate approximately 221 people named Anaja are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,550,925 Americans share this first name.
Is Anaja a common name?
Anaja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 225 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anaja most popular?
Anaja reached peak popularity in 2001, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anaja is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anaja a female name?
Anaja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anaja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anaja Smith, Anaja Johnson, Anaja Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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