Fun Facts About the Name Annalaya
- 153 babies named Annalaya: U.S. records list 153 babies given the name Annalaya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Annalaya Mean?
Annalaya is a modern name, and no established source assigns it a fixed traditional meaning. Its most recognizable element is Anna, the Latin and English form of the Hebrew name Hannah (חַנָּה), meaning "favor" or "grace." The ending -laya is not a standard English suffix, and nothing in the record ties it to a single source language. Sanskrit laya ("rest," "dissolution") and ālaya ("abode") are sometimes suggested as parallels, but there is no evidence that either stands behind this name. Names of similar shape, including Malaya, Alaya, Layla, and Anaya, are not necessarily related to it, and the shared letters alone do not establish a common origin. Because the second element cannot be traced with confidence, the overall meaning is best described as uncertain.
Annalaya Name History & Origins
Annalaya has the shape of a recent English-language formation rather than a name inherited intact from an older language. The Anna element draws on a name in continuous use in Europe since the Middle Ages; Anna appears in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew forms and, in Christian tradition, is the name given to the mother of the Virgin Mary. The -laya ending has no long history as an English naming element and does not match a documented suffix from any one language. It resembles the endings of the Sanskrit-derived names Alaya and Malaya and of the Arabic-derived Layla, and it also echoes the -aya pattern common in modern coined names, but none of these likenesses proves derivation. The name therefore belongs to the broad group of contemporary names built by joining a familiar short name to a flowing, vowel-rich ending, and its own documented history is thin.
How Popular is the Name Annalaya?
Annalaya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #6,955 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,021 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,312 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,669 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,314 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #8,069 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #6,955 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #7,766 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #9,870 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #10,773 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #10,171 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,971 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #16,772 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #9,081 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #13,620 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #15,439 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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