Anaya

Meaning and origin of Anaya

Popularity of Anaya in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Anaya has been rising fast (+13% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Anaya every 5.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Anaya in English-speaking countries

Anaya ranks 77^th in Ontario (Canada), 93^rd in British Columbia (Canada) and 105^th in England and Wales, against 229^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  93^rd girls’ name97 babies in 3 years1 girl in 409+9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  77^th girls’ name357 babies in 3 years1 girl in 433+7.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  136^th girls’ name88 babies in 3 years1 girl in 477+12.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  105^th girls’ name1,385 babies in 3 years1 girl in 554+6.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  248^th girls’ name44 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,236

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  277^th girls’ name44 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,474

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  376^th girls’ name2,485 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,944+2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Anayah (in French)325
• Anaïa (in French)255
• Annaya (in French)40
• Anaia (in French)40
• Anaïah (in French)30
• Annayah (in French)30
• Anaiah (in French)20
• Hanaya (in French)20
• Annaïa5
• Hannaya5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Anaya

• Assya
• Alia
• Alyah
• Aïsha
• Amina
• Kamila
• Yara
• Lilya
• Aïda
• Amira
• Naïla
• Maïssa

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin