Girls' name · since 1989
Anahy
Anahy has 1,395 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,980 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,395
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anahy currently ranks #6980 among girls' names in America, with 1,395 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Anahy recorded 1,395 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #6980 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #5,979 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,980 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,395 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anahy ranks #5,979 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,980 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,395 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,979 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,980 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,395
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anahy's 1,395 recorded births place it above 91.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anahy compares
1,395 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Anahy's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anahy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,395 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anahy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anahy's full recorded timeline at 2007, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anahy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Anahy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (771 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Anahy's strongest decade.
771 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Anahy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 237
1990s
237 births
- 2000s
2000s
771 births
- 2010s 232
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 149
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 771 births (55% of all-time use).
How Anahy 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 Anahy's total volume
Anahy by state
Where Anahy concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 446 | 32.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 233 | 16.7% |
| #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% |
446 of 1,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Anahy's data
- Anahy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (771 total births); usage has since declined to 149 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anahys (446 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anahy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Anahy 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.