Anya name popularity, meaning and origin

Origin: Russian

Anya is a Russian form of the name Anna, Anna or, in Hebrew, Hannah. On occasion the name can be seen spelled as Anja.

Anya is generally considered to mean 'gracious' or 'grace'. However, another, similar translation is 'God has favoured me'.

In some parts of the world Anya is considered a unisex name, although in the UK it is pretty much exclusively a girl's name.