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Anay

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Anay: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1024 to #3523.20052010201520202025#1024#3523
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2863
2002#2636
2003#2470
2004#1878
2005#2174
2006#2282
2007#1885
2008#1511
2009#1859
2010#1289
2011#1251
2012#1313
2013#1024
2014#1223
2015#1236
2016#1319
2017#1247
2018#1533
2019#2104
2020#1825
2021#2125
2022#2018
2023#3523
2024#1951
2025#1705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1705 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1705 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #509 in Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Anay's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#170515HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#195112HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#201811HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#182512HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#124721HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#131920HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#123621HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#122321HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#102427HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#131319HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#125120HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#128919HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#185911HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#151114HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#188510HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#22827HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#18788HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Anay is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Anay, between 1996 and 2025, in 25 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2013Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202519962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202525#1024 in 2013
Republic of Ireland20251#509 in 2025

Its high point came 12 years earlier in England and Wales (2013) than in Republic of Ireland (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1996; it appears again in 2002.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Anay

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #509 in Republic of Ireland in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.