Anya

Where Anya comes from

From Russian and Ukrainian А́ня (Ánja, informal pet form of А́нна (Ánna, “Ann”)). Also an Anglicization of Áine.
— Wiktionary's entry for Anya
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • Irish
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1943
    First appearance
    #4,691 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1996
    Anya Chalotra born
    British actress
  3. 1996
    Anya Taylor-Joy born
    American actress and model
  4. 2009
    Peak, #363
    889 babies named Anya — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2018
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #678.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage.
  • A female given name from Irish.
  • A female given name from Sanskrit, of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Anya Taylor-Joy · American actress and model, born 1996
  • Anya Chalotra · British actress, born 1996
  • Anya Singh · Indian actress, born 1992
  • Anya Marina · American musician, born 1976
  • Anya Seton · American author of historical fiction, 1904–1990

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.