Girls' name · since 1979
Anahita
492 babies named Anahita in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,034 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 492
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anahita is the #8034 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 492 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anahita has been recorded 492 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #8034 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #11,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,034 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 492 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anahita ranks #11,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,034 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 492 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,034 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 492
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anahita's 492 recorded births place it above 83.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anahita compares
492 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Anahita's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anahita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 492 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anahita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anahita splits its recorded history at 2005: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anahita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Anahita by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (162 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Anahita's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Anahita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 162 births (33% of all-time use).
Anahita by state
Where Anahita concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 11.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
55 of 492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anahita's data
- Anahita's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (162 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anahitas (55 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 Anahita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Anahita 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.