Ania is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ania in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ania in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ania
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ania
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Ania per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ania in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ania is declining: down 398 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. It peaked at #1,056 in 2003.
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, Iván Ania and Ania Pieroni. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
11
UK babies named Ania (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 398 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
Almost certainly the only Ania in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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.
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.
Ania Safonova (Hebrew: אניה ספונובה, Russian: Аня Сафонова) is a Russian-Israeli violinist, the Associate Concertmaster of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.