How Many People Are Named Anijah?
An estimated 1,357 people in the United States have the first name Anijah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Anijah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anijah 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 Anijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,357
About 1 in 252,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2010
104 births
Total Registered
1,375
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anijah
Anijah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,375 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anijah as a female name
Ranked #6,390 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (104 births)
Anijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anijah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 807 babies were registered. Anijah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anijah by Decade
How has Anijah 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.
Anijah by State
Birth registrations for Anijah span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Alabama, Maryland. On average, about 24 Anijahs were registered per state.
Anijah + Last Name Combinations
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Anijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anijah?
We estimate approximately 1,357 people named Anijah 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 252,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Anijah a common name?
Anijah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,375 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anijah most popular?
Anijah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anijah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anijah a female name?
Anijah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anijah Smith, Anijah Johnson, Anijah 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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