Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Anahi

Meaning Anglicized spelling of Spanish Anahí Gender Girl Rank 2025 #482 Trend ↑ Rising 44%

Anglicized spelling of Spanish Anahí.

Rank 2025
#482
among girls · ↓16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
623
named Anahi · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,580
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
1,142 babies
All-time total
19,390
#1,088 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Anahi popularity over time

19,390 babies have been named Anahi since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 18 – 18 2 – #7,322
1980s 206 – 206 21 +1044% #1,819
1990s 2,026 10 2,036 204 +888% #516
2000s 8,657 21 8,678 868 +326% #290
2010s 5,083 – 5,083 508 -41% #479
2020s (to 2025) 3,369 – 3,369 562 +10% #465

Where Anahi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 659 0.41 #466
2027 691 0.43 #449
2028 720 0.45 #430
2029 745 0.46 #421
2030 767 0.48 #407

Where Anahi is most popular

Girls named Anahi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.358 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Nevada, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anahi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 37 1.52 +324%
Nevada 50 1.08 +200%
California 861 1.02 +186%
Texas 758 0.942 +163%
Arizona 131 0.934 +160%
Colorado 68 0.609 +70%
Illinois 121 0.529 +47%
Oklahoma 32 0.435 +21%
Arkansas 22 0.416 +16%
Washington 55 0.381 +6%
Utah 31 0.372 ≈ national
Georgia 70 0.308 -14%
Alabama 28 0.298 -17%
North Carolina 64 0.281 -22%
Oregon 17 0.261 -27%
Wisconsin 25 0.243 -32%
Kansas 13 0.225 -37%
Indiana 30 0.214 -40%
New Jersey 36 0.199 -44%
Virginia 31 0.182 -49%
Florida 77 0.180 -50%
Maryland 18 0.170 -53%
Idaho 5 0.149 -58%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -61%
New York 53 0.134 -63%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -70%
Michigan 16 0.088 -75%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -76%
Tennessee 10 0.063 -82%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -84%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -84%
Missouri 5 0.041 -88%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -94%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Ohio – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anahi

Anahi is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #482 in 2025 with 623 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 19,390 American babies have been named Anahi. Its peak came in 2006, when 1,142 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anahi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anahi?

The median living Anahi is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 23. An estimated 19 thousand people named Anahi are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anahi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 623 #482 – –
2024 674 #466 – –
2023 663 #465 – –
2022 535 #565 – –
2021 413 #699 – –
2020 461 #629 – –
2019 451 #644 – –
2018 497 #609 – –
2017 485 #619 – –
2016 536 #578 – –
2015 468 #617 – –
2014 452 #633 – –
2013 495 #580 – –
2012 541 #551 – –
2011 529 #552 – –
2010 629 #479 – –
2009 670 #462 – –
2008 728 #438 – –
2007 1,018 #330 – –
2006 1,142 #290 – –
2005 893 #352 – –
2004 817 #381 – –
2003 726 #416 8 #7,885
2002 831 #358 – –
2001 1,018 #313 6 #9,302
2000 814 #365 7 #8,242
1995 89 #1,651 – –
1990 61 #2,129 – –
1985 13 #5,370 – –
1980 8 #7,450 – –
1975 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anahi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anahi?

The median living Anahi is about 17 years old. Half of all living Anahis are between 9 and 23 years old.

How many people named Anahi are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Anahi are alive in the United States, based on 19,390 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anahi mean?

Anglicized spelling of Spanish Anahí.

How popular is the name Anahi in 2025?

Anahi ranked #482 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 623 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anahi?

19,390 babies have been named Anahi in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anahi most popular?

Anahi peaked in 2006, when 1,142 newborns received the name.

Is Anahi a boy or girl name?

Anahi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anahi rising or falling?

Anahi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anahi become more popular?

Anahi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 767 girls named Anahi in 2030, which would rank around #407. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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