girl's name
Aniyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 32,985
the United States
#485
2025 births
Aniyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 618 babies in the United States, ranking #485. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2009, when 1,825 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,365 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Aniyah 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 | 571 |
| 2000s | 11,868 |
| 2010s | 13,817 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,956 |
How popular is Aniyah?
In 2025, Aniyah was given to 618 babies in the United States, ranking #485 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Aniyah 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 Aniyah is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| A'niyah | A'niyah is Aniyah written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Aniyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aniyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aniyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aniyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aniyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aniyah
How popular is the name Aniyah?
In 2025, Aniyah was given to 618 babies in the United States, ranking #485 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Aniyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aniyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Aniyah most popular?
Aniyah peaked in 2009, when 1,825 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Aniyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aniyah currently ranks #369 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.