58%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. ə-NIE-ə, ə-NAY-ə [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Anaya (itself from the name of a Spanish town), used because of its similarity to Amaya [1]. Related Names User SubmissionAnaya PopularityDetails Last ranked #131 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #373 in 2022 France Last ranked #407 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details common urban strange serious Categories Sims 4 characters, Tomb Raider characters Sources & References Evans, Cleveland Kent. The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International, 2006, page 344.