Name Legacy

Aaniyah

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Aaniyah was most popular in 2008, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,491 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,394 people named Aaniyah.

Most popular in2008
Rank that year#3,491
Births that year104
Total since 18801,394
Given to100% girls

Aaniyah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Aaniyah’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aaniyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aaniyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,394 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Aaniyah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org