Girl name
Aniyah
Aniyah holds the #485 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 618 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #309 in 2020 to #485 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#177 nationally, 1,739 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1991. The name's biggest fan base is in North Dakota (#195 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#485
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#177
in 2010 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
618
girls named Aniyah
Aniyah popularity, 1880–2025
Where Aniyah is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: North Dakota (#195), Mississippi (#242), New Mexico (#296)
Uniqueness score
40/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Aniyah in the most recent year of SSA data.