Is Anay a boy or girl name?

Anay is a unisex name. Of the 2,055 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 37.4% were girls and 62.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2009, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Anay

Recorded 1984–2025 · United States

Anay was most popular in 2017, when 108 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,349 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,055 people named Anay.

Anay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anay’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anay is a unisex name — 37.4% of the 2,055 Americans given it were girls and 62.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2009 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Anay

Where Anay 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