Girls' name · since 2008
Anhar
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Anhar, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Anhar is the #7405 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 184 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Anhar recorded 184 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #7405 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #20,635 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,405 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 184 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anhar ranks #20,635 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,405 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 184 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,635 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,405 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 184
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Anhar's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Anhar compares
184 35th percentile among 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
Anhar's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anhar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 184 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anhar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anhar's full recorded timeline at 2017, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anhar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Anhar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (88 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Anhar's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Anhar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 88 births (48% of all-time use).
Anhar by state
Where Anhar concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
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- Michigan records the most Anhars (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Anhar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Anhar 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.