How Many People Are Named Anya Brown?

There are approximately 90 people named Anya Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,808,382 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anya with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

90

1 in 3,808,382 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Anya: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anya. The peak year was 2007 with 895 births. The average person named Anya today is 19 years old.

0 179 358 537 716 895 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Anya

In the 2020 Census, the first name Anya was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (16.16%) and Black (14.65%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Anya in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Anya rose or fell over time.

White
50.20%
Black
14.65%
Hispanic
9.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander
16.16%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.50%
Two or More Races
8.75%

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

The surname Brown was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brown in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
55.43%
Black
34.68%
Hispanic
3.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.66%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.85%
Two or More Races
4.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Anya" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Anya are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 90 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Anya Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Anya Brown?

We estimate approximately 90 people named Anya Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Anya is shared by 19,344 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Anya Brown?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,808,382 Americans. The first name Anya is uncommon and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Anya a male or female name?

Anya is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2007 and the average bearer today is 19 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Anya?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Anya was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (50.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (16.16%) and Black (14.65%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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