Is Anja a boy or girl name?

Anja is a girl’s name. Of the 2,797 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Anja

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Anja was most popular in 2006, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,997 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,797 people named Anja.

Anja over time

Births per year. The dot marks Anja’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Anja a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Anja is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,797 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 Anja

Where Anja 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