Anya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Anya, Ania or Anja is a given name. The names are feminine in most East European countries and unisex in several African countries.

From Wikipedia

Anya first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 8 babies (rank #184 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Spy × Family: Anya Forger — the telepathic daughter
In Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Anya Jenkins — ex-vengeance demon

Famous people named Anya

Anya Taylor-Joyfilm actor · b. 1996
Anya Chalotraactor · b. 1995

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	5	#304
2015	6	#256
2016	2	#565
2017	8	#184