Aniyah: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: In astrology, people named Aniyah are often associated with creativity, compassion, and a nurturing nature.

Aniyah Overview

Meaning

Gift from Allah, gracious, grace, helper

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew, Arabic, Slavic, Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name Anaiah, which means “God answers.”

Pronunciation

/əˈnaɪə/

Popularity

Aniyah is popular in the United States and other English-speaking countries. In 2023, it ranked 369th for girls in the USA

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

4 (Orderly, Steady, Service-oriented)

Name Styles

Modern, Unique, Cool

Associated Traits

Modern, youthful, graceful, compassionate

Aniyah Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Aniya, Anaya, Aneya, Aniah

Common Nicknames

Nia, Ani, Aya, Nyah

Diminutives

Ann, Yaya, Nini, Anni

Famous People

Aniyah Morinia
(American Basketball Player)
Aniyah Washington
(American Poet)
Aniyah Smith
(American Actress)
Aniyah Carter
(American Historian)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Aniyah
("The Originals," TV Series)
"Aniyah's Journey"
(Film)
Aniyah Jones
("The Chi," TV Series)
"Aniyah's Song"
(Album)
Aniyah
("Aniyah's Diary," Novel)

What Is the Meaning of Aniyah?

Aniyah is a name that means “God has favored me.” It is exemplified by a compassionate and kind-hearted personality.

What Is the Origin of The Name Aniyah?

The name Aniyah has its roots in Hebrew, derived from the name Anaiah, which means “God answers.” It is also found in Arabic, where it means “caring” or “concerned.”

Aniyah Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Aniyah in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#3792022	#3692023
Top 3 Rankings	#1772010	#1802009	#1852008

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Aniyah

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	369 (+10 from 2022)	826 (+4 from 2022)	0.04722
2022	379 (-42 from 2021)	822 (-142 from 2021)	0.04584
2021	337 (-28 from 2020)	964 (-68 from 2020)	0.05381
2020	309 (-18 from 2019)	1032 (-116 from 2019)	0.05838
2019	291 (+1 from 2018)	1148 (+18 from 2018)	0.06257
2018	292 (-2 from 2017)	1130 (+12 from 2017)	0.06076
2017	290 (-19 from 2016)	1118 (-50 from 2016)	0.05918
2016	271 (-24 from 2015)	1168 (-139 from 2015)	0.06033
2015	247 (-22 from 2014)	1307 (-190 from 2014)	0.06700
2014	225 (-8 from 2013)	1497 (+32 from 2013)	0.07652
2013	217 (-26 from 2012)	1465 (-181 from 2012)	0.07600
2012	191 (+6 from 2011)	1646 (+59 from 2011)	0.08487
2011	197 (-20 from 2010)	1587 (-151 from 2010)	0.08190
2010	177 (+3 from 2009)	1738 (-87 from 2009)	0.08864
2009	180 (+5 from 2008)	1825 (+2 from 2008)	0.09012
2008	185 (+20 from 2007)	1823 (+136 from 2007)	0.08752
2007	205 (+17 from 2006)	1687 (+140 from 2006)	0.07971
2006	222 (+9 from 2005)	1547 (+66 from 2005)	0.07400
2005	231 (+65 from 2004)	1481 (+379 from 2004)	0.07297
2004	296 (+54 from 2003)	1102 (+216 from 2003)	0.05461
2003	350 (+65 from 2002)	886 (+186 from 2002)	0.04416
2002	415 (+126 from 2001)	700 (+209 from 2001)	0.03544
2001	541 (+186 from 2000)	491 (+171 from 2000)	0.02479
2000	727 (+187 from 1999)	320 (+89 from 1999)	0.01603
1999	914 (+398 from 1998)	231 (+96 from 1998)	0.01187
1998	1312 (+533 from 1997)	135 (+55 from 1997)	0.00696
1997	1845 (+869 from 1996)	80 (+35 from 1996)	0.00419
1996	2714 (+572 from 1995)	45 (+11 from 1995)	0.00235
1995	3286 (+1235 from 1994)	34 (+12 from 1994)	0.00177
1994	4521 (+3530 from 1993)	22 (+12 from 1993)	0.00113
1993	8051 (+2426 from 1992)	10 (+3 from 1992)	0.00051
1992	10477 (-206 from 1991)	7 No change from 1991	0.00035
1991	10271 First SSA data recorded	7 First SSA data recorded	0.00034
1990	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1989	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1988	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1987	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1986	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1985	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1984	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1983	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1982	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1981	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1980	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1979	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1978	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1977	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1976	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1975	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1974	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1973	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1972	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1971	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1970	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1969	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1968	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1967	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1966	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1965	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1964	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1963	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1962	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1961	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1960	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1959	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1958	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1957	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1956	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1955	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1954	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1953	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1952	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1951	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1950	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1949	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1948	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1947	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1946	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1945	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1944	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1943	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1942	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1941	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1940	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1939	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1938	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1937	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1936	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1935	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1934	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1933	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1932	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1931	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1930	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1929	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1928	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1927	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1926	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1925	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1924	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1923	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1922	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1921	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1920	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1919	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1918	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1917	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1916	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1915	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1914	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1913	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1912	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1911	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1910	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1909	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1908	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1907	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1904	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1903	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1902	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1901	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1900	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Aniyah

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

#2402021

#3452022

#3472023

California (CA)

#4392021

#4542022

#4392023

Florida (FL)

#2352021

#2812022

#2232023

New York (NY)

#3622021

#3852022

#5302023

Georgia (GA)

#2652021

#3072022

#2392023

Illinois (IL)

#2952021

#4522022

#3032023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#3222021

#4732022

#4192023

North Carolina (NC)

#2642021

#3382022

#2982023

Ohio (OH)

#2752021

#3382022

#3702023

Virginia (VA)

#2912021

#3372022

#3152023

Michigan (MI)

#2702021

#3822022

#2812023

New Jersey (NJ)

#6402021

#3932022

#4662023

Maryland (MD)

#3362021

#3822022

#3842023

Louisiana (LA)

#3202021

#3322022

#3672023

Tennessee (TN)

#4282021

#4762022

#3032023

Indiana (IN)

#3682021

#4042022

#4482023

South Carolina (SC)

#3482021

#2452022

#2652023

Alabama (AL)

#1942021

#2572022

#2842023

Missouri (MO)

#3062021

#3552022

#3902023

Mississippi (MS)

#3122021

#2442022

#2812023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3982021

#3302022

#3472023

Arizona (AZ)

#3542021

#4562022

#4262023

Oklahoma (OK)

#2022021

#3282022

#6292023

Massachusetts (MA)

#4582021

#3972022

#4012023

Kentucky (KY)

#3412021

#3482022

#5122023

Connecticut (CT)

#3252020

#2272021

#2902022

Colorado (CO)

#7742021

#4102022

#4502023

Arkansas (AR)

#3932021

#3292022

#4892023

Washington (WA)

#5272021

#5482022

#3812023

Minnesota (MN)

#5782021

#6192022

#5972023

Nevada (NV)

#2612020

#2232021

#3222022

Kansas (KS)

#3642020

#5002021

#5082023

District of Columbia (DC)

#2412017

#1112020

#2082021

Delaware (DE)

#1872017

#1452018

#1792019

Iowa (IA)

#3912021

#5882022

#5832023

Oregon (OR)

#2782020

#3002021

#4722022

New Mexico (NM)

#3432019

#2082020

#1922022

West Virginia (WV)

#3302020

#2762021

#3222022

Rhode Island (RI)

#1962015

#1872016

#1982021

Nebraska (NE)

#4272019

#4112020

#3122023

Utah (UT)

#5682021

#6092022

#5332023

Idaho (ID)

#2982018

#2832021

Hawaii (HI)

#2262013

#1382021

North Dakota (ND)

#2192017

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Aniyah a Name for Boys or Girls?

Aniyah is a girl’s name. It’s popular because it sounds sweet and has a beautiful meaning.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Aniyah

Aniya
Meaning: Care, protection, God has answered, one who has no leader
Origin: Arabic Anaya
Aneya
Aniah

Aniyah in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Aniyah Morinia (Basketball Player, born 1997): An American basketball player known for her impressive skills on the court in college basketball.
Aniyah Washington (Poet, 1945–2005): An American poet whose works are celebrated for their emotional depth and lyrical beauty.
Aniyah Smith (Actress, born 2004): A young American actress who has appeared in various television series and films.
Aniyah Carter (Historian, 1930–1990): An American historian who made significant contributions to the study of African American history.
Aniyah Birdsong (Singer, born 1995): An American singer and songwriter with a growing following on social media.
Aniyah Jackson (Model, born 1998): An American fashion model who has walked the runway for major fashion brands.
Aniyah Lee (Composer, 1920–1975): An American composer whose classical compositions continue to be performed today.

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Aniyah Name Meaning