Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Anahi name popularity since 1925
19,390 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anahi. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Anahi is about 18 years old in 2026. Anahi peaked in 2006 as the #290 name for girls, and it ranked #482 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,390
- Named Anahi, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #482
- for girls in 2025 (623 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 19,359 girls · 31 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 4.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Anahi made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Anahi births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Anahi both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Anahi became 7.2× more common, from 1 in 12,800 baby girls to 1 in 1,770.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 1,660 to 1 in 3,330.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Anahi's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Anahi.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anahi in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 18 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 206 | 0 | #5,370 |
| 1990s | 2,026 | 10 | #1,651 |
| 2000s | 8,657 | 21 | #352 |
| 2010s | 5,083 | 0 | #617 |
| 2020–25 | 3,369 | 0 | #482 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
60.2% of babies named Anahi from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Anahi is most popular
The index compares Anahi's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Anahi.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4.27× | 1,010 |
| Texas | 3.35× | 4,795 |
| New Mexico | 3.01× | 304 |
| California | 2.99× | 5,787 |
| Colorado | 2.35× | 528 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Anahi and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Anahi (this page) | 19,359 | 2006 |
| Anai | 2,327 | 2001 |
| Anahy | 1,395 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Anahi's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anahi.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anahi (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data