Anah
Girl · AH-na · Hebrew
Anah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace, favour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ana or Anna; also a biblical name
“grace, favour”
Also a biblical name, found in the genealogy of Esau's family in Genesis 36.
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Is Anah a girl's or a boy's name?
Anah is a girls' name.
How popular is Anah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Anah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Anah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921.
Half of all the girls named Anah in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
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