Given name
Aniyah
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Aniyah is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aniyah is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aniyah is a form of Aniya. Aniya comes from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aniyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31,212
- 5 boys · 31,207 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,825 babies
- 2025
- 618
- #485 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 618 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 485 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,825 in 2009. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (72). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,849 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.
Aniyah’s family of names
Aniyah has a related form in Anna. In English usage, Aniyah has a related form in Aniya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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