Given name
Anaiah
“Yah has answered”·“afflicted of Yah”
Anaiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewעניה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Anaiah means “Yah has answered” or “afflicted of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Anaiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'ana (ענה), “to correspond, be busy with, afflict or sing.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Anaiah appears in Nehemiah 10:22.
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Anaiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,463
- 18 boys · 3,445 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 318 babies
- 2025
- 318
- #853 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +95%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 318 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 853 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 94.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (47). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,839 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anaiah’s family of names
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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