The first name Ananya
A boy’s name from Sanskrit.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनन्य (ananya).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 21 girls were named Ananya, making it the 1,454th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 49 births (#787).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ananya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ananya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 52 girls born in the United States were named Ananya, the 3,105th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 214 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Ananya in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Sanskrit boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ananya mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अनन्य (ananya).
- What is the origin of the name Ananya?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अनन्य (ananya).
- How popular is the name Ananya?
- In 2025, 21 girls born in England and Wales were named Ananya, ranking 1,454th. Its peak was 2015, with 49 births.
- Is Ananya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,015 US babies named Ananya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ananya most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 214 babies were named Ananya, its highest rank at 1,188th.