Anam vs Diya
Anam and Diyacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Anam was ranked #1407 and Diya #834 among girls in England and Wales.
Anam and Diya over time
Anam and Diya appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Diya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anam in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Anam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Diya in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Diya rose about as far as Anam fell — from #869 and #3795 in 1996 to #1407 and #834 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Anam and Diya were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1407 and #834.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Anam held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Diya in 23.
Highest recorded here: Anam #735 in 2002, Diya #326 in 2007.
The order changed in 2003: Diya moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #735 and #750; by 2003 that had become #965 and #583.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anam #1407, Diya #834.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Anam | Diya |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1407 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #834 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anam has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Diya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Anam
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #735 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1407 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Diya
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #326 among girls in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #834 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls