Anaya is a name with more than one source: it is a Spanish surname of Basque origin, and in India it is used as a feminine name often explained as "without a superior" or "caring"; in the United States it is also treated as a variant of the Hebrew Anaiah, "God answers". The sound fits in neatly with Amaya and Anya. Anaya has been in the US top 1000 since 2000, rising from number 901 that year to number 336 in 2025, its best rank yet.