Anahit
Anahit is goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Iranian and Armenian mythology.
Meaning & Origin of Anahit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anahit is goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Iranian and Armenian mythology.
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The Story of Anahit
Anahit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1988, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 23 Anahits were born — ranking #5,377 that year. As of 2026, Anahit ranks #6,743 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually rising (+15%). In total, more than 409 Anahits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anahit
Anahit is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 409 births in the dataset. Anahit's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #5,377. Use the chart and map above to compare Anahit's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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