Anja Girl
How popular is Anja?
#4,066 girl name in 2025
35 baby girls were named Anja in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
2,747living people named Anja (est.)
21median age of people named Anja
2,797babies named Anja since 1880
1 in 94,724US babies born in 2025
Anja popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,066 for girls (▼ 789 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,471 in 2015, #3,015 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (122 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,682 in 2002 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Anja is most popular
Babies named Anja per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Anja by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157 | #1,768 |
| 1970s | 195 | #2,107 |
| 1980s | 216 | #3,247 |
| 1990s | 400 | #2,369 |
| 2000s | 872 | #1,682 |
| 2010s | 674 | #2,160 |
| 2020s | 283 | #3,015 |
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Questions
- Is Anja a boy or girl name?
- Anja is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Anja were girls.
- How popular is the name Anja?
- 35 baby girls were named Anja in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name.
- When was Anja most popular?
- Anja peaked in 2006, when 122 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,682 in 2002.
- How many people are named Anja?
- 2,797 babies have been named Anja in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,747 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Anja most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Anja was most common in Minnesota, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.