The first name Aniya
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Said by some references to be Hebrew.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 24 girls were named Aniya, making it the 1,315th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 48 births (#802).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aniya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Aniya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 226 girls born in the United States were named Aniya, the 1,071st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 1,271 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.
Questions
- What does the name Aniya mean?
- Said by some references to be Hebrew.
- How popular is the name Aniya?
- In 2025, 24 girls born in England and Wales were named Aniya, ranking 1,315th. Its peak was 2013, with 48 births.
- Is Aniya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 18,085 US babies named Aniya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Aniya most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 1,271 babies were named Aniya, its highest rank at 267th.