How Many People Are Named Aniya?
An estimated 17,628 people in the United States have the first name Aniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Aniya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,271 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aniya 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 Aniya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aniya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
17,628
About 1 in 19,444 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,271 births
Total Registered
17,850
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aniya
Aniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,850 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aniya as a female name
Ranked #1,183 in 2024
201 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (1,271 births)
Aniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aniya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10,084 babies were registered. Aniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Aniya by Decade
How has Aniya 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.
Aniya by State
Birth registrations for Aniya span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Mexico, Alaska. On average, about 419 Aniyas were registered per state.
Aniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Aniya
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Aniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aniya?
We estimate approximately 17,628 people named Aniya 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 19,444 Americans share this first name.
Is Aniya a common name?
Aniya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,850 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aniya most popular?
Aniya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,271 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aniya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aniya a female name?
Aniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aniya Smith, Aniya Johnson, Aniya 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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