Anja
Female#229 most common in Croatia4,075 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Grace, favor (diminutive of Ana)
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Anja
A diminutive of Ana ('grace'), used as an independent name across the Slavic world.
Popularity with newborns
Anja has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
4,075 people in Croatia are called Anja, according to the 2021 census. That is #229 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Anja is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.