Ania is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ania in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Ania
Ania has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 212 places in five years. It was most popular in 2003 at #1056 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ania is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ania
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Ania per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ania in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ania has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 212 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1056 in 2003. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Ania is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ania include: Ania Bukstein — Ania Bukstein is an Israeli actress, singer and pianist, performing in Hebrew, Russian, French, and English.; Iván Ania — Iván Ania Cadavieco is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, currently manager of Segunda División club Córdoba.; Ania Pieroni — Ania Pieroni is an Italian former actress, who is best known for The House by the Cemetery, Tenebrae and Inferno..
Ania does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Anias in the wild.
12
UK babies named Ania (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 212 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ania
Likely around 1 other Ania in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ania
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Iván Ania Cadavieco is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger, currently manager of Segunda División club Córdoba. He spent most of his career with Real Oviedo, totalling 201 appearances and scoring 16 goals.
Ania Marson is an Anglo-Polish actress. Her roles include playing the Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia in Nicholas and Alexandra, and the demon Voleth Meir, 'the Deathless Mother' in The Witcher.
Anna Katarzyna Magdalena Żeńca also known as Aniqa, is a pop singer and ex-wife of Michał Wiśniewski, the leader singer of Ich Troje band, in which she sang between 2003 and 2009. In July 2010 it was officially announced that she was leaving the band to pursue her solo career.
Ania Loomba is an Indian literary scholar who works as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on colonialism and postcolonial studies, race and feminist theory, contemporary Indian literature and culture, and early modern literature.
Ania Safonova (Hebrew: אניה ספונובה, Russian: Аня Сафонова) is a Russian-Israeli violinist, the Associate Concertmaster of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. She has recently been appointed as Director of the ManningCamerata Chamber Players.