Girls' name · since 1976
Anahi
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 19,359 babies named Anahi, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #482 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,359
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anahi is the #482 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 19,359 recorded since 1976.
Anahi has 19,359 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #482 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #1,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #482 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,359 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anahi ranks #1,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #482 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,359 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #482 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,359
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anahi's 19,359 recorded births place it above 98.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anahi compares
19,359 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anahi's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anahi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,359 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,142 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anahi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anahi's full recorded timeline at 2002, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 1,142 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anahi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,142
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Anahi popularity over time - boys
31 total births recorded since 1998 (Anahi as boys' name)
Anahi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,657 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Anahi's strongest decade.
8,657 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Anahi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 206
1980s
206 births
- 1990s 2,026
1990s
2,026 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,657 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,083 births
- 2020s 3,369
2020s
3,369 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,657 births (45% of all-time use).
How Anahi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anahi's total volume
Anahi by state
Where Anahi concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,787 | 29.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,795 | 24.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,090 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 1,010 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 576 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 528 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 436 | 2.3% |
| #8 | New York | | 387 | 2.0% |
5,787 of 19,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Anahi appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anahi's data
- Anahi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (8,657 total births) through the 2020s (3,369) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anahis (5,787 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 Anahi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Anahi 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.