How Many People Are Named Aniyah?
An estimated 30,264 people in the United States have the first name Aniyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Aniyah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 1,825 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Aniyah 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 Aniyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Aniyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
30,264
About 1 in 11,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2009
1,825 births
Total Registered
30,574
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Aniyah
Aniyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 30,574 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Aniyah as a male name
Ranked #11,572 in 2005
5 male births in 2005
Peak: 2005 (5 births)
Aniyah as a female name
Ranked #461 in 2024
676 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (1,825 births)
Aniyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Aniyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13,812 babies were registered. While Aniyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Aniyah by Decade
How has Aniyah 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.
Aniyah by State
Birth registrations for Aniyah span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in North Dakota, Hawaii, Idaho. On average, about 677 Aniyahs were registered per state.
Aniyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Aniyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Aniyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aniyah?
We estimate approximately 30,264 people named Aniyah 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 11,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Aniyah a common name?
Aniyah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30,574 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Aniyah most popular?
Aniyah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 1,825 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Aniyah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Aniyah a female name?
Aniyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Aniyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Aniyah Smith, Aniyah Johnson, Aniyah 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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