Anahi
Meaning
possibly from the Guarani name for the ceibo, the cockspur coral tree; a legend name
The story
Anahí carries one of the record's few Guarani stories. The name possibly comes from the Guarani word for the cockspur coral tree, and in a Guarani legend it belongs to a young woman burned at the stake by the conquistadors and transformed into the flowering tree. A name that is also a martyrdom, a resistance, and a botany lesson, which is more than most four-letter names manage. It reached the American record in the 1970s, 18 girls, then rode the Latin American naming current upward: 206 in the 1980s, 2,026 in the 1990s, 8,657 in the 2000s, easing to 5,083 in the 2010s with 3,369 so far this decade. The name is small; the legend underneath is the size of a continent.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Anahi peaked in the 2000s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
1,024 people · the #8,160 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 12
Among people named Anahi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 173 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Anahi
Most people given the name Anahi in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Anahi deep dive
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