Annaya is a variant of Anaya. One African interpretation is “one who looks up to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Annaya is a variant of Anaya. An origin associated with Anaya is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annaya through the years
Babies since 1880
348
0 boys · 348 girls
Most popular year
2012
26 babies
2025
16
#6,866 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−32%
Easing
Annaya in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1996–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,866 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 294 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.