The first name Anahit
A girl’s name from Armenian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Armenian origin
Borrowed from Armenian Անահիտ (Anahit).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Anahit at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Anahit, the 11,005th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 23 were.
386
babies named Anahit since 1880
#11,005
rank in 2025
2004
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Anahit
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anahit TsitsikianArmenian violinist, musicologist, teacher (1926–1999)
- Anahit BarseghyanArmenian swimmer, born 1994
- Anahit S. BayandurArmenian activist, translator (1940-2011)
- Anahit AvanesianArmenian jurist and politician, born 1981
- Anahit MekhitarianArmenian operatic soprano, born 1969
- Diana AbgarArmenia ambassador (1859–1937)
- Ana KasparianAmerican political pundit, born 1986
- Anahide Ter MinassianFrench historian (1929-2019)
Questions
- What does the name Anahit mean?
- Borrowed from Armenian Անահիտ (Anahit).
- What is the origin of the name Anahit?
- Borrowed from Armenian Անահիտ (Anahit).
- Is Anahit a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 386 US babies named Anahit since 1880 were girls.
- When was Anahit most popular?
- 2004 in the United States, when 23 babies were named Anahit, its highest rank at 5,383rd.