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Anylah

Feminine

2001high 2019
#2117 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare88 girls in 2025

Anylah respells Anaya or Aniyah, and the -ylah ending is one of the most productive shapes in recent American naming.

How old is the name Anylah?

Anylah first appears in US birth records in 2001 — 24 years ago. The typical Anylah is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,800 people named Anylah are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Anylah most popular?

Anylah peaked in 2019, reaching #1668 nationally. Today it ranks #2117, 449 places below that high. See the whole 2019 chart.

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Where it comes from

Our story of Anylah

Our story of Anylah is a story of an ending doing the work. Layla, Kayla, Nyla and Ayla made -yla and -ylah among the busiest shapes in American girls' naming through the 2000s, and families attached whatever front they liked — Anylah, Kaylah, Nylah, Amylah. Nearby sit Anaya, a Spanish surname and a Sanskrit word, and Aniyah, itself unsettled. Anylah appears in the 2010s and its documented history begins there.

Meaningnot established

Not established

No documented etymology. It may reflect Anaya, from a Spanish surname or a Sanskrit word; Aniyah, of unsettled origin; or be a coinage on the -ylah ending. None is established for this spelling. Honest sources record it as modern.

Pronouncing Anylah

uh-NY-luh

Three syllables, stress in the middle. Some bearers say uh-NEE-luh instead.

Nicknames for Anylah

Moderate

AnaThe front of the name, and one of the most-used names in Europe
NylaThe back of the name, and a name in its own right with a real record
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 2001–20251266301268820012025

US babies named Anylah per year from 2001 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#16682000s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
2001
Most girls named
2019126 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1668reached in 2019
Change vs 2024
−18.5%88 in 2025, from 108
Anylah sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2019, with 126 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Anylah in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Anaya in English — related form
  • Aniyah in English — related form
  • Anyla in English — spelling variant

Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, Texas, Illinois.

Anylahs among us

1,800

people named Anylah are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 girl in 18,264 born in 2025 was named Anylah

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Anylah

#2117
Anylah on the 2025 chart
#644
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Anylah went to 88 girls in 2025, but Anyla, Aniylah and Aniyla and the rest below are the same name said out loud. Together the 6 spellings went to 334, which makes it the 644th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,473 places above the chart.

About 1 girl in 4,812 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 18,264 for Anylah itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Myriam test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Anylah's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Myriam climbed just as high around 2003, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Myriam's path sketches the road Anylah is walking now.

40%chance Anylah will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Anylah, aligned on its peakMyriam· peak 2003not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+20 yrsMyriam · #4317Anylah today
Anylah today is about where Myriam stood in 2009 — 6 years past a #1668-sized peak. By 2024, Myriam had settled around #4317.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Anylah sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Anylah is headed

20012030

US babies named Anylah per year, 2001 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Anylah should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady+2% by 2030projected around #2,195 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Anylah beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Anylah in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Anylahthis name88#2117Nahomy88#2117Krystal88#2117Jean88#2117Taelynn88#2117

US girls given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • Ana and Nyla are two short forms, both with real records.
  • Three syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
  • It belongs to a large and documented American naming family.
What to consider
  • There is no documented meaning.
  • The pronunciation splits between two readings.
  • It will be respelled by other people constantly.

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Frequently asked

How many Anylahs are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,800 people named Anylah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Anylah?
Anylah is one of 6 recorded spellings. Anyla is the more common one — 131 births in 2025 against 88 for Anylah.
How popular is the name Anylah in 2025?
Anylah ranks #2117 among US girl names in 2025, with 88 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Anylah?
About 1 in every 18,264 US girls born in 2025 was named Anylah — 88 in all.
Will my child share the name Anylah with classmates?
Anylah will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Anylah

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Nahomy#2117 · Krystal#2117 · Jean#2117 · Taelynn#2117 · Adelia#2117 · Aoife#2117 · Chany#2117 · Avigail#2117

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