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What does Anya mean?
Anya 
as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Anya is "He (God) has favored me". Russian diminutive of Anna, from Hannah. In Sanskrit and Hindi, Anya means "inexhaustibility" or "other; another person". In Hungarian, Anya means "mother". In the Igbo language of Nigeria, Anya means "eye". Also form of Anastasia. Also form of Anne.
STARTS WITH An-
ASSOCIATED WITH russian
Variations
VARIANTS Aanya, Aine, Ania, Anja, Inya
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ANNA, HANNAH Ana, Ann▼, Anna▼, Annah, Anne▼, Annet, Annica, Annie▼, Annika, Hana▲, Hania, Hanna▼, Hena, Honna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Anya?
Anya is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2202 out of 4276, Top 51%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Anya was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its top rank of #362 in the U.S. in the year 2009, and is currently at #677. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Anya (#677 FROM RECENT DATA) are Hannah (#33), Anna (#54), Anastasia (#148), Ana (#215), Annie (#308), Hanna (#561), Anne (#599), Annika (#723), Hana (#727), Ann (#983), Aanya (#1587), Aine, Ania, Anja and Annah. Other forms, like Honna, are uncommon. These forms of Anya were favored as baby names 138 years ago (AVERAGE #1131) and are now much less conventional (#913, ▼79%), with forms like Hanna becoming somewhat outmoded. Anastasia and Hana are two of the more fashionable baby names among these.
Similar Names
Anya is pronounced similarly to Agna, Anais▲, Anaya▲, Aniya, Annais, Anni, Anyu, Auina, Ayana▲, Ayonna, Eanna, Eena, Enya, Iana, Inaya, Iona▼, Ionia, Ionya, Onie▼, Unah, Unna, Yana, Yanna, Yna and Yona. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abra, Aida, Akyra, Alaya▲, Alfa, Alia▲, Alma▼, Alya, Alyna, Ama, Amaya▲, Amia▲, Amiya▲, Amma, Amy▼, Amya▼, Amye, Amyra, Anayas, Anda, Andi▲, Anh, Anka, Anke, Anki, Annda, Annys, Anona, Anyssa, Ara▼, Arya▲, Asia▼, Asma, Asya, Ava▲, Aya▲, Ayn, Aza, Azha, Azia, Brya, Dinya, Ginya, Manya, Mya, Nya▼, Roya, Taya, Zenya and Zoya▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Anya.
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