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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Anahita

Gender

Female

Origin

Persian
myth name (goddess of the waters)
Immaculate, undefiled; This was the name of the Persian goddess of fertility and water. She was sometimes identified with Artemis, Aphrodite and Athena.
Hindi

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Celestial
  • Star/Planet

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anahita

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #5166, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202513
202413
202315
202219
202119
202024
20198
201818
201721
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #2503, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3034, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20258
20247
20233
20224
20214
2020–
20198
20184
201710
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2765, 9 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
20227
20213
20207
20197
20183
20176
20166
20158
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence