Anaya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Anaya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 484 babies (rank #118 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anaya

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

2,839

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

484

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	4	#3,173
1998	4	#3,188
1999	5	#2,801
2000	14	#1,318
2001	11	#1,621
2002	21	#1,034
2003	29	#879
2004	30	#884
2005	54	#597
2006	62	#564
2007	70	#529
2008	107	#404
2009	116	#370
2010	155	#305
2011	195	#252
2012	284	#179
2013	330	#155
2014	412	#132
2015	452	#127
2016	484	#118