Anh
The Story of Anh
As a girl name
Anh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1975, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 67 Anhs were born — ranking #1,632 that year. As of 2026, Anh ranks #6,273 for girls with 18 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 2K Anhs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Anh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 39 Anhs were born — ranking #1,534 that year. As of 2026, Anh ranks #6,775 for boys with 11 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 728 Anhs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through 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 .
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