unisex name
Anay
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,492
Ireland
#542
2025 births
Anay is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 31% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 108 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 67,664 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Anay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 218 |
| 2000s | 685 |
| 2010s | 865 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 261 |
How popular is Anay?
In 2025, Anay was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Anay 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.
Names that peaked alongside Anay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anay
How popular is the name Anay?
In 2025, Anay was given to 49 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Anay a girl's or a boy's name?
Anay is used for both girls and boys. About 31% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Anay most popular?
Anay peaked in 2017, when 108 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Anay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anay currently ranks #542 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.