Anja

The name Anja is also commonly used in the Netherlands: in 2014, there was a total of 7868 bearers (of all ages) in the entire country. The popularity of the name was at its absolute high in 1966: that year, approximately 358 newborn Dutch girls were given the name. For more information, please see:

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- http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Anja (in Dutch)

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The name is also in use in Belgium: according to the website listed below, in 2009 there was a total of 9240 bearers (of all ages) in the entire country. Out of those, 8907 lived in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of the country) and 234 in Wallonia (the French-speaking part).

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- http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Anja&sort=beldesc (in Dutch)

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Known Dutch and Belgian bearers of the name include:

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- the Dutch writer and former politician Anja Meulenbelt (b. 1945): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anja_Meulenbelt
- the Dutch politician Anja Hazekamp (b. 1968): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anja_Hazekamp
- the Dutch novelist Anja Sicking (b. 1965): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anja_Sicking
- the Belgian former athlete Anja Smolders (b. 1973): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anja_Smolders
- the Belgian radio and television host Anja Daems (b. 1968): https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anja_Daems. [noted -ed]

The name Anja was given to 87 baby girls born in the US in 2012.

It's a form of Ana in Croatia as well. [noted -ed]

I love this name, I hear it's quite popular in Germany, so I wonder how come it's not listed as also being a German name on BtN. [noted -ed]

It's also quite common in Poland.