US rank #7719 Girls' name Peak 2004 378 births

Anahit — #7719 US girls' name

378 babies named Anahit in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s852000s1382010s832020s60
#7719
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Anahit was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

23 babies were named Anahit in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anahit

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Anahit between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anahit currently holds the #7719 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anahit performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anahit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 241 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anahit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anahit in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 378 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anahit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

378

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2004

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,719

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anahit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
23
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420082003199819921988 7

Anahit by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
138 births that decade — 37% of Anahit's all-time total
1980s121990s852000s1382010s832020s60

Anahit by state

Where Anahit concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anahit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
241 63.8%
California share of Anahit's total US births 63.8%

241 of 378 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anahit?
378 babies have been named Anahit since 1988. It currently ranks #7719 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 23 births.
When was Anahit most popular?
Anahit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Anahit most popular?
The top states for the name Anahit are California (241 births).
How long has the name Anahit been used?
Anahit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anahit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.