US rank #4321 Girls' name Peak 2004 1,378 births

Anahy — #4321 US girls' name

1,378 babies named Anahy in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s2372000s7712010s2312020s133
#4321
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Anahy was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

94 babies were named Anahy in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anahy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,378 babies named Anahy between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anahy currently holds the #4321 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anahy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 771 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anahy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 440 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Anahy in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anahy 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 1,378 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.

Anahy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,378

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2004

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,321

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anahy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
94
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080100 20242019201420092004199919941989 6

Anahy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
771 births that decade — 56% of Anahy's all-time total
1980s61990s2372000s7712010s2312020s133

Anahy by state

Where Anahy concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anahy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
440 31.9%
#2 Texas
233 16.9%
#3 Arizona
31 2.2%
#4 Illinois
25 1.8%
#5 North Carolina
6 0.4%
#6 Colorado
5 0.4%
#7 New York
5 0.4%
#8 Washington
5 0.4%
California share of Anahy's total US births 31.9%
Even split

440 of 1,378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anahy?
1,378 babies have been named Anahy since 1989. It currently ranks #4321 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 94 births.
When was Anahy most popular?
Anahy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 771 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Anahy most popular?
The top states for the name Anahy are California (440 births), Texas (233 births), Arizona (31 births).
How long has the name Anahy been used?
Anahy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anahy?
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, 1989–2024 (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.