girl's name
Anaia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,946
France
#534
as Anaïa, 2025
Anaia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 183 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 183 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,117 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Anaia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 200 |
| 2010s | 226 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 494 |
How popular is Anaia?
In 2025, Anaia was given to 183 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Anaia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Anaia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Anaïa | Anaïa is Anaia written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #534 in France, against #2,886 for Anaia. | 635 |
Names that peaked alongside Anaia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anaia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anaia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anaia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anaia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anaia
How popular is the name Anaia?
In 2025, Anaia was given to 183 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Anaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Anaia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Anaia most popular?
Anaia peaked in 2025, when 183 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Anaia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anaia currently ranks #534 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.