Name Legacy

Anijah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Anijah was most popular in 2010, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,418 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,392 people named Anijah.

Most popular in2010
Rank that year#3,418
Births that year104
Total since 18801,392
Given to100% girls

Anijah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Anijah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anijah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anijah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,392 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.

Names that peaked alongside Anijah

Where Anijah 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