Analy
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "heavenly maiden".
Name Census estimates that about 2,157 living Americans carry the first name Analy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Analy today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Analy births was 2010 (170 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Analy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Analy is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 158,903 Americans
Peak year
2010
170 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,921
Tracked since 1986
Census
Analy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,820 people with the first name Analy, which placed it at #8,078 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,078
National first-name rank
People counted
1.8K
1,820 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Analy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Analy is Hispanic at 94.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.6%) and White (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Analy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Analy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.1% · 1,712
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 48
- White2.5% · 45
- Black or African American0.7% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
- Two or more races0.1% · 1
Popularity
Analy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Analy from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 891 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Analy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Analy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Analy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Analys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Analy, while Washington, Oregon, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 96 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Analy
The name Analy is believed to have originated in the ancient Sumerian civilization, one of the earliest known civilizations in the world, dating back to around 3500 BCE. It is thought to be derived from the Sumerian word "ana-li," which means "heavenly gift" or "gift from the gods." The name was likely used to express gratitude for a child's birth and to invoke divine blessings upon them.
In ancient Sumerian texts, the name Analy is mentioned in connection with various deities and religious rituals. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a cuneiform tablet from the city of Ur, which dates back to around 2500 BCE. The tablet mentions an individual named Analy-ishtar, who was believed to be a high priestess in the temple of the goddess Ishtar.
Throughout history, the name Analy has been carried by several notable figures. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Analy of Sippar, a Sumerian scribe who lived in the city of Sippar around 2000 BCE. She is renowned for her contributions to the preservation of Sumerian literature and the development of the cuneiform writing system.
In ancient Greece, there was a philosopher named Analy of Miletus, who lived around 500 BCE. She is credited with being one of the first female philosophers in recorded history and is known for her work on the nature of the soul and the concept of reincarnation.
During the Renaissance period, Analy Vespucci, an Italian woman born in 1451, was a prominent patron of the arts and a close friend of the renowned artist Michelangelo. She played a significant role in supporting and promoting the artistic and cultural movements of the time.
In the 19th century, Analy Nightingale was a British nurse and social reformer born in 1820. She is widely recognized as the founder of modern nursing and made significant contributions to improving healthcare practices and hospital conditions during the Crimean War.
Another notable figure was Analy Curie, a Polish-born physicist and chemist who lived from 1867 to 1934. She was a pioneer in the study of radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, as well as the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice.
People
Analy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Analy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Analy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Analy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,157 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Analy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 158,903 US residents.
Is Analy a common name?
We classify Analy as "Rare". It ranks above 94% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,186 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Analy most popular?
The single biggest year for Analy was 2010, when 170 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Analy is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Analy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,820 people with the name Analy, or 0.60 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,078 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Analy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Analy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Analy appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,817 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Analy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Analy is Hispanic at 94.1%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (2.6%) and White (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Analy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Analy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.1% (1,712 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Analy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Analy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Analy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Analy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Analy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Analy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Analy?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Analy, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.