Anya

Russian diminutive of Anna

"grace"

Anya Origin and Meaning

The name Anya is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "grace".

Anya is a Russian variation of Anna, which came from the Hebrew name Hannah. Anya is the form found most frequently in Russia, Poland, and other East European countries, while Anja is the spelling usually preferred in Germany Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and The Netherlands. In the Hungarian language, Anya also means mother.

It is often used as a character name with a bit of foreign flair. Aside from its authentic use in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Anya has appeared as Audrey Hepburn's name in Roman Holiday, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and as the latest Spider-Girl, who is also known as Arana. In literature, Anya Seton is the pen name of Ann Seton, author of such best-selling mid-century historical novels as Dragonwyck.

Anya Rank in US Top 1000

# 443 in the US

Anya Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 254 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Anya

• 443 US 2023
• 254 Nameberry 2025
• 329 England 2023

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Famous People Named Anya

• Anya Rozova American fashion model
• Anya Taylor Joy, Argentine,British actress
• Anya Marina American singer known for "Satellite Heart"
• Anya Gallaccio British artist
• Anya Verkhovskaya Russian,American filmmaker
• Anya Marina American singer,songwriter
• Anya Monzikova Russian,American model
• Anya Taranda American model and showgirl; wife of songwriter Harold Arlen
• Anya Seton pen name of American romance author Ann Seton
• Anya Kamenetz American journalist

The name Anya in Pop Culture

• Anya the make character in the Broadway musical "Anastasia"
• Anya Anastasia's nickname in 1997 movie "Anastasia"
• Anyanka "Anya" Christina Emmanuella Jenkins character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
• "Because of Anya " novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Anya Piddling main character from "Mist & Whispers" (The Weaver's Riddle series) by C. M. Lucas
• Anya Balanchine character in "All These Things I've Done" by Gabrielle Zevin
• Anya MacPherson character from TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Anya Borzakovskaya character in "Anya's Ghost" by Vera Brosgol
• Anya Smith alias of Audrey Hepburn's character, Princess Ann, in "Roman Holiday"
• Anya Hepburn character from the anime "Soul Eater Not!"
• Anya Sofia Corazon aka Spider Girl, character in Marvel Comics
• Anya Alstreim character in Code Geass.
• Anya Amasova Bond girl in "The Spy Who Loved Me"
• Anya Claus wife of Santa in "Santa Claus: The Movie"
• Anya Stroud the dispatch girl in video game Gears of War
• Anya an alchemist in video game Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
• Anya daughter of Magneto in X,Men comics
• Anya a guardian in the Star Trek episode "The Dauphin".
• Anya a mission director in video game "Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In"
• Anya recurring character on TV's "The 100"
• Anya a lighthouse in video game "To the Moon"
• Anya Forger a child telepath in the manga series "Spy x Family"