Anaya: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- uh-NYE-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
This spelling has multiple origins and uses. It may derive from a Spanish surname or represent an Indian given name, but a single agreed etymology for Anaya is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Anaya?
Babies named Anaya in 2024782
2024 rank#406 girls
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 188017,080
Anaya has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Anaya
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Anaya questions
What does the name Anaya mean?
Anaya means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. This spelling has multiple origins and uses. It may derive from a Spanish surname or represent an Indian given name, but a single agreed etymology for Anaya is uncertain.
Is Anaya a boy or girl name?
Anaya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Anaya?
782 US babies were named Anaya in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Anaya?
Anaya is usually pronounced uh-NYE-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.