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Anayah

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What official birth registration shows about Anayah: 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 girls in England and Wales · 2000–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2025, ranging from #256 to #4157.200520092013201720212025#256#4157
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 · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2000#3912
2004#3197
2005#3970
2006#4157
2007#2895
2008#1584
2009#879
2010#821
2011#804
2012#607
2013#415
2014#258
2015#286
2016#256
2017#331
2018#390
2019#377
2020#452
2021#431
2022#412
2023#370
2024#320
2025#290

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 23 of the 26 years from 2000 to 2025.

In 2024: #320 among girls in England and Wales, #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, #541 among girls in Scotland, #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 2000–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2000–2025

    Highest recorded position: #256 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 2000–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #290 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 2000 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #256 in England and Wales in 2016.

Anayah'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 Walesfemale#290156HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#320136HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#370113HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#412103HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#431101HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45291HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#377116HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#390114HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#331144HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#256197HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#286169HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#258189HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#415102HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#60769HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#80446HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#82144HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#87938HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#158417HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#28957HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#5415HighVerified

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

Where Anayah is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Anayah, between 2000 and 2025, in 23 of those 26 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 2000England 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 2016Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2024Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202420002025
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 Wales2000–202523#256 in 2016
Republic of Ireland2022–20242#631 in 2024
Northern Ireland20241#407 in 2024
Scotland20241#541 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2000; it appears again in 2004.

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What is known about Anayah

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 2000–2025.
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 4 regions, from 2000 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #256 in England and Wales in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.