Anh
Anh is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Anh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anh is a name with a single cultural origin: Vietnamese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Anh
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Anh as a girl name dates back to 1975, when 10 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 67 newborns named Anh — #1,632 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Anh on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Anh ranks #6,273 for girls with 18 births, holding steady (-5%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Anh on the record books as a boy name in 1975, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 39 Anhs were born — ranking #1,534 that year. About 37% of every Anh on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Anh ranks #6,775 for boys with 11 births, holding steady (+2%). All told, over 728 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Anh
Anh is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Anh's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #1,632. Use the chart and map above to compare Anh'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.