Anja

AHN-ya

Scandinavian; Finnish; Slovene; Croatian; Serbian, from Russian

"grace"

Anja Origin and Meaning

The name Anja is a girl's name of German, Russian origin meaning "grace".

Anja is one of the most international of several versions of Ann/Anna now being imported, also including Anya and Annika.

Anja is heard in several European cultures, including Germany, the Netherlands, and the Scandinavian countries--and it has a variety of pronunciations. It is currently most popular in Slovenia.

Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has a daughter called Anja, as does former Bachelor Andrew Firestone.

Anja Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1718 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Anja

• 1718 Nameberry 2025
• 390 Germany 2016
• 147 Switzerland 2021
• 92 Slovenia 2022

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Famous People Named Anja

• Anja Andersen Danish Olympic handball player and coach
• Anja Garbarek Polish,Norwegian singer/songwriter
• Anja Parson Swedish former alpine skier
• Anja Plaschg Austrian musician
• Anna "Anja" Rubik Polish supermodel
• Anja Mittag German football player
• Anja Steinlechner Austrian,American singer/songwriter
• Anja Louise Ambrosia Mazur (2008) daughter of supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio & Jamie Mazur
• Anja Jasmine Firestone (2011) daughter of TV personality Andrew Firestone of "The Bachelor"

The name Anja in Pop Culture

• Anja Mittelmeier character in Nancy Drew #24: The Captive's Curse.
• Pronounced "AHN jah", is the feminine form of the word "angel" in Portuguese.
• Anja Spiegelman Art’s mother in the Holocaust graphic novel Maus