Anja
About Anja
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.
Pronounced AHN-yuh.
As of October 2026, Anja ranked #4075 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1684 in 2002.
Editor's take: The name Anja is a girl's name of German, Russian origin meaning "grace".
Popularity & trends
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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Anja on lists
Famous Anjas
- 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"
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