Anahita
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-nah-HEE-tah
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Anahita is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “immaculate, pure”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Anahita mean?
Persian: from Avestan Anahita
“immaculate, pure”
Anahita was the ancient Persian goddess of the waters, fertility and wisdom.
Is Anahita a girl's or a boy's name?
Anahita is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anahita in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,101st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Anahita, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2017, with 11 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Anahita than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Anahita in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Anahita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
How popular is Anahita in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Anahita, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Anahita in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anahita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Nicknames for Anahita
- Ana 103 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Anahita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Anvika, Anaya, Arya, Akshara, Aisha, Advika, Arisha, Avira, Aadhya, Aavya, Saanvika
Names related to Anahita
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anahita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anahita, updated 20 October 2026.