How Many People Are Named Anya?
An estimated 19,344 people in the United States have the first name Anya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Anya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 895 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anya 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 Anya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,344
About 1 in 17,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
895 births
Total Registered
19,738
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anya
Anya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,738 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anya as a female name
Ranked #394 in 2024
798 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (895 births)
Anya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anya span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,877 babies were registered. While Anya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Anya by Decade
How has Anya 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.
Anya by State
Birth registrations for Anya span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Montana, Vermont. On average, about 363 Anyas were registered per state.
Anya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Anya
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Anya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anya?
We estimate approximately 19,344 people named Anya 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 17,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Anya a common name?
Anya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,738 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anya most popular?
Anya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 895 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anya a female name?
Anya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anya Smith, Anya Johnson, Anya 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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