Anaya vs Nabilah
Anaya and Nabilahcompared 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 2024, Anaya was ranked #110 and Nabilah #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Anaya and Nabilah over time
Anaya and Nabilah appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Anaya held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nabilah 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.
Nabilah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anaya 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 21 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Anaya rose about as far as Nabilah fell — from #3126 and #1522 in 1996 to #110 and #3695 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2024
Anaya held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Nabilah in 4.
Highest recorded here: Anaya #110 in 2024, Nabilah #998 in 2002.
The order changed in 2003: Anaya moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #1032 and #998; by 2003 that had become #876 and #1325.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anaya #110, Nabilah #3695.
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 | Anaya | Nabilah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anaya has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nabilah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Anaya
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #110 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Nabilah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #998 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls