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 1943 and has been recorded in 71 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 895 babies (rank #364 that year). In 2024 it was given to 798 girls (rank #394). The name has been rising 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.

19,738

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

895

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
1943	5	#4,723
1947	5	#5,341
1955	6	#5,240
1956	14	#3,192
1958	7	#4,919
1959	7	#5,053
1960	9	#4,448
1961	12	#3,797
1962	9	#4,548
1963	26	#2,370
1964	22	#2,681
1965	19	#2,840
1966	31	#2,096
1967	29	#2,216
1968	32	#2,127
1969	43	#1,899
1970	32	#2,357
1971	29	#2,546
1972	38	#2,057
1973	50	#1,755
1974	46	#1,882
1975	57	#1,672
1976	57	#1,698
1977	69	#1,561
1978	72	#1,537
1979	72	#1,593
1980	334	#557
1981	166	#901
1982	124	#1,131
1983	146	#994
1984	130	#1,075
1985	91	#1,402
1986	83	#1,494
1987	64	#1,812
1988	78	#1,661
1989	113	#1,355
1990	99	#1,545
1991	80	#1,781
1992	96	#1,600
1993	96	#1,592
1994	132	#1,287
1995	140	#1,225
1996	122	#1,375
1997	152	#1,194
1998	252	#845
1999	326	#691
2000	439	#586
2001	508	#525
2002	578	#485
2003	596	#488
2004	631	#468
2005	680	#446
2006	777	#410
2007	895	#364
2008	884	#372
2009	889	#363
2010	789	#406
2011	727	#432
2012	787	#394
2013	688	#446
2014	671	#473
2015	564	#550
2016	516	#592
2017	471	#627
2018	431	#677
2019	445	#658
2020	438	#657
2021	574	#537
2022	645	#486
2023	695	#443
2024	798	#394