Anam
Anam can be a given name or a surname. It is of Arabic origin and it means "blessed".
Meaning & Origin of Anam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anam can be a given name or a surname. It is of Arabic origin and it means "blessed".
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The Story of Anam
Anam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1987, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 30 Anams were born — ranking #3,540 that year. As of 2026, Anam ranks #5,105 for baby girls with 25 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 734 Anams 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 Anam
Anam is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 734 births in the dataset. Anam's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #3,540. Use the chart and map above to compare Anam'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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