The first name Anja
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Anja, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 34 births (#1,015).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anja with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Anja at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 35 girls born in the United States were named Anja, the 4,075th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 122 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.
Famous people named Anja
30 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anja AndersenDanish handball player, born 1969
- Anja NissenDanish-Australian pop singer, born 1995
- Anja MittagGerman footballer, born 1985
- Anja Cetti AndersenDanish astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1965)
- Anja KlingGerman actress, born 1970
- Anja FichtelGerman fencer, born 1968
- Anja KlugeEast German rower, born 1964
- Anja AlthausGerman handball player, born 1982
- Anja NielsenDanish handball player, born 1975
- Anja Schneiderheinze-StöckelGerman bobsledder and speedskater, born 1978
- Anja HaasAustrian alpine skier, born 1971
- Anja SalomonowitzAustrian film director and screenwriter, born 1976
Questions
- How popular is the name Anja?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Anja, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2011, with 34 births.
- Is Anja a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,797 US babies named Anja since 1880 were girls.
- When was Anja most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 122 babies were named Anja, its highest rank at 1,709th.