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AHN-ya
Anja
OriginScandinavian; Finnish; Slovene; Croatian; Serbian, from Russian
Meaning"grace"
GenderGirl
About Anja
Variation of Anya
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,277 | 49 | 27.4 |
| 2015 | #2,475 | 73 | 40.9 |
| 2016 | #2,503 | 72 | 40.6 |
| 2017 | #2,690 | 64 | 37.1 |
| 2018 | #3,439 | 45 | 26.5 |
| 2019 | #2,891 | 57 | 34 |
| 2020 | #3,018 | 53 | 32.8 |
| 2021 | #3,394 | 46 | 28 |
| 2022 | #3,217 | 50 | 30.5 |
| 2023 | #3,180 | 51 | 31.8 |
| 2024 | #3,266 | 48 | 29.6 |
| 2025 | #4,075 | 35 | 21.8 |
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