Girls' name · since 1921
Anah
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 435 babies named Anah, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 435 have been recorded since 1921.
Anah has 435 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2024.
- #12,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 435 born since 1921
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anah ranks #12,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 435 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anah's 435 recorded births place it above 82.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Anah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Anah's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Anah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (41% of all-time use).
Anah by state
Where Anah concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 435 births nationwide.
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- Anah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.