boy's name

Anania

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 57

Anania is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Anania is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 2017, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2012.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Anania over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Anania by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 36
2020s (to 2024) 18

How popular is Anania?

In 2024, Anania was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Anania is used

England & Wales #6,509 3 in 2024
United States #12,192 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Anania

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Anania also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anania over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Anania

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anania — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Anania

How popular is the name Anania?

In 2024, Anania was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Anania a girl's or a boy's name?

Anania is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Anania?

Anania has 4 syllables.

When was Anania most popular?

Anania peaked in 2017, when 9 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.