Spelling comparison
Anya vs Aniyah
In 2025, 821 female records (rank #375) and 618 female records (rank #485). Anya accounted for 57.1% of the two spellings’ combined published records, about 1.3 times the published count of Aniyah.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Anya profile · Aniyah profile
These are two spellings of one name. SSA keeps Anya and Aniyah as separate observations, and this page does not add them into one rank. Aniyah is the longer of the two spellings, and Anya is the shorter. Anya uses “ya” where Aniyah uses “iyah”, after “An”.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 2 times. The latest crossover is 2024, when Anya moved ahead of Aniyah on the combined published count (801 to 683).
Anya is first published in these national files in 1943, and Aniyah in 1991. Anya’s larger 2025 category is female. Aniyah’s larger 2025 category is female. Anya led 1 decade and Aniyah led 3 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 707 records in 2019, and the closest year was 2024 (a gap of 118). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (1,439), Anya is 57.1% and Aniyah is 42.9%.
2016–2025, count and rank
For 2016, compare the categories separately: Anya had 516 female records (rank #592); Aniyah had 1,169 female records (rank #271). Aniyah led 2016 by 653 published records (1,169 to 516), and the smaller spelling is Anya. Aniyah was the higher published spelling in 2017, with 1,118 female records (rank #291) against 471 female records (rank #627) for Anya. The 2018 national file shows Aniyah led 2018 by 701 published records (1,132 to 431). Read as exact spellings: Anya had 431 female records (rank #678); Aniyah had 1,132 female records (rank #291). 2019: Aniyah led 2019 by 707 published records (1,152 to 445). Anya and Aniyah stay separate rows; 445 and 1,152 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2020, Anya had 438 female records (rank #657); Aniyah had 1,035 female records (rank #309). Aniyah led 2020 by 597 published records (1,035 to 438). 2021 belongs to Aniyah. Anya had 574 female records (rank #537); Aniyah had 968 female records (rank #338). The gap that year was 394 records. For 2022, compare the categories separately: Anya had 645 female records (rank #486); Aniyah had 824 female records (rank #378). Aniyah led 2022 by 179 published records (824 to 645), and the smaller spelling is Anya. Aniyah was the higher published spelling in 2023, with 828 female records (rank #372) against 695 female records (rank #443) for Anya. The 2024 national file shows Anya led 2024 by 118 published records (801 to 683). Read as exact spellings: Anya had 801 female records (rank #394); Aniyah had 683 female records (rank #458). 2025: Anya led 2025 by 203 published records (821 to 618). Anya and Aniyah stay separate rows; 821 and 618 are not a combined baby-name total.
| Year | Anya female count | Anya female rank | Anya male count | Anya male rank | Aniyah female count | Aniyah female rank | Aniyah male count | Aniyah male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 516 | 592 | — | — | 1,169 | 271 | — | — |
| 2017 | 471 | 627 | — | — | 1,118 | 291 | — | — |
| 2018 | 431 | 678 | — | — | 1,132 | 291 | — | — |
| 2019 | 445 | 658 | — | — | 1,152 | 290 | — | — |
| 2020 | 438 | 657 | — | — | 1,035 | 309 | — | — |
| 2021 | 574 | 537 | — | — | 968 | 338 | — | — |
| 2022 | 645 | 486 | — | — | 824 | 378 | — | — |
| 2023 | 695 | 443 | — | — | 828 | 372 | — | — |
| 2024 | 801 | 394 | — | — | 683 | 458 | — | — |
| 2025 | 821 | 375 | — | — | 618 | 485 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Anya is the warm line and Aniyah is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
In the 1940s (1940–1949), Anya has 10 published records and Aniyah has none in these files. In the 1950s (1950–1959), Anya has 34 published records and Aniyah has none in these files. In the 1960s (1960–1969), Anya has 232 published records and Aniyah has none in these files. In the 1970s (1970–1979), Anya has 522 published records and Aniyah has none in these files. In the 1980s (1980–1989), Anya has 1,328 published records and Aniyah has none in these files. Add the published 1990s years and Anya comes out ahead, 1,495 to Aniyah’s 571. During the 2000s (2000–2009), Aniyah led with 11,868 published records to 6,877 for Anya. Add the published 2010s years and Aniyah comes out ahead, 13,817 to Anya’s 6,089. During the 2020s (2020–2025), Aniyah led with 4,956 published records to 3,974 for Anya.
Top states in 2025
Anya’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (134), Texas (107), New York (53), Florida (42), Arizona (37). Aniyah’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (72), California (52), Florida (51), New York (35), Ohio (33). California, Texas, New York are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.