Anahy
Anahy was the 6856th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1941st; the most babies were born in 2004 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,380 places. More babies were named Anahy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Anahi) a flower name from Guarani (ceibo tree) · Guarani, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #6,856 girls, down 984 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200494 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,395babies recorded
What does the name Anahy mean?
Anahy is a spelling of Anahi, pronounced the same way, so it shares Anahi's meaning and origin.
Anahi is the English spelling of Spanish Anahí, a name from South America. Wiktionary traces it to Paraguayan Guarani ana-i, the cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli), known in Spanish as the ceibo. The ceibo is native to southern South America, and its flower is the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay. The Mexican singer and actress known simply as Anahí, a star of the 2000s series Rebelde, has also made the name familiar to Spanish speakers.
ana-i (Paraguayan Guarani, “cockspur coral tree, ceibo”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Guarani plant-name origin rests on Wiktionary; no edited name dictionary was available to confirm it. A popular Argentine legend about a girl named Anahí and the ceibo flower is folklore and is not covered by our sources.
Related names: Anahí, Anahy.
See also: names that mean tree.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Anahí' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wikipedia, 'Erythrina crista-galli', Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts only)
- Wikipedia, 'Anahí', Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts only)
Anahy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,856 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,872 | 20 |
| 2010 | #4,031 | 37 |
| 2000 | #2,405 | 64 |
| 1990 | #8,532 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anahy, counting every spelling?
Anahy is a spelling of Anahi, a name family that ranked #492 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,856 for Anahy on its own. Together these spellings went to 644 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anahi | 623 | #482 | 2,908 |
| Anahy | 16 | #6,856 | 129 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Anahy?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anahy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anahy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anahy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anahy?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Anahy are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 16 and 25. That makes Anahy mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anahy by state
How common Anahy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.5×), Texas (1.6×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anahy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anahy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anahy
What does Anahy mean?
Anahy is a spelling of Anahi, which means “a flower name from Guarani (ceibo tree)” (Guarani, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Anahy?
Anahy was the 6856th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1941st; the most babies were born in 2004 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,380 places. More babies were named Anahy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anahy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anahy in the US.
Where is Anahy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anahy was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.