Anayely
A feminine given name of uncertain meaning and origin.
Name Census estimates that about 240 living Americans carry the first name Anayely. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anayely today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anayely births was 2001 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anayely. 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.
People living today
240
~ 1 in 1,428,143 Americans
Peak year
2001
30 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2021 SSA rank
#15,452
Tracked since 1991
Popularity
Anayely: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anayely from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 133 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anayely 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 Anayely during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anayelys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Anayely
The name Anayely is a relatively modern invention, believed to have originated in Mexico in the late 20th century. It is a combination of the Spanish names Ana and Ely, with the latter being a diminutive form of names like Eliana or Eloisa. The name does not appear to have any direct connection to ancient languages or historical records.
While there are no definitive records of the name's earliest use, it is believed to have gained popularity in Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s. Some of the earliest known individuals with this name include Mexican actress and model Anayely Sánchez, who was born in 1988, and Mexican singer Anayely Guadalupe, whose birth year is unknown but who rose to prominence in the early 2000s.
Outside of Mexico, one of the earliest notable individuals with the name Anayely is Anayely Delaney, an American fashion designer and entrepreneur from California, born in 1981. She is known for her sustainable and ethical fashion line, which she launched in the late 2000s.
Another individual with the name Anayely is Anayely Navarro, a Venezuelan actress and model born in 1992. She has appeared in several telenovelas and television shows in Venezuela and other Latin American countries.
In the world of sports, Anayely Vásquez is a Mexican professional soccer player who has played for various clubs in Mexico and the United States since the early 2010s. She was born in 1991 and has also represented the Mexican national team.
Overall, while the name Anayely is relatively new and does not have a long historical background, it has gained popularity in recent decades, particularly in Latin American countries like Mexico and Venezuela, where it is associated with various notable individuals in the entertainment, fashion, and sports industries.
People
Anayely + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anayely: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anayely?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 240 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anayely 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 1,428,143 US residents.
Is Anayely a common name?
We classify Anayely as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 245 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anayely most popular?
The single biggest year for Anayely was 2001, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anayely is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Anayely a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anayely 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.
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.