Girls' name · since 1924
Anahid
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 82 babies named Anahid, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
82 girls have been named Anahid since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Anahid recorded 82 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2009.
- #29,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1924
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anahid ranks #29,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1924, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1924
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anahid's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Anahid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anahid's full recorded timeline at 1991, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anahid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Anahid by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Anahid's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Anahid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (39% of all-time use).
Anahid by state
Where Anahid concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 20.7% |
17 of 82 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Anahids (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Anahid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1924–2009 (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 Anahid 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.