Is Anh a boy or girl name?
Anh is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 10 boys were named Anh, so 65.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.9% of the 2,268 US babies named Anh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,767
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,168
- Babies named Anh since 1975
- 2,268
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 98 babies
Boys and girls named Anh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53 | 71 | 57.3% |
| 1980s | 270 | 516 | 65.6% |
| 1990s | 139 | 307 | 68.8% |
| 2000s | 87 | 313 | 78.3% |
| 2010s | 105 | 252 | 70.6% |
| 2020s | 52 | 103 | 66.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,767 | 19 | #6,168 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,945 | 18 | #6,433 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,466 | 23 | #5,470 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,722 | 21 | #5,764 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,536 | 22 | #5,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,816 | 15 | #7,381 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,871 | 29 | #4,674 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,074 | 15 | #7,482 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,956 | 32 | #4,435 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,303 | 30 | #4,600 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,085 | 25 | #5,325 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,628 | 17 | #7,071 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,871 | 37 | #4,053 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,893 | 23 | #5,749 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,357 | 29 | #4,868 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,826 | 35 | #4,274 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,724 | 35 | #4,366 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,475 | 28 | #5,107 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,115 | 29 | #4,823 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,616 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,005 | 32 | #4,296 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,894 | 43 | #3,354 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,458 | 30 | #4,191 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,389 | 28 | #4,331 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,599 | 31 | #3,991 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,335 | 28 | #4,093 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,351 | 21 | #4,971 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,665 | 22 | #4,670 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,407 | 35 | #3,304 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,141 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,815 | 32 | #3,449 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,947 | 39 | #2,995 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,120 | 36 | #3,146 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,552 | 31 | #3,448 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,492 | 40 | #2,853 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,546 | 45 | #2,529 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,305 | 35 | #2,933 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,951 | 42 | #2,437 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,161 | 43 | #2,344 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,794 | 54 | #1,998 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,979 | 67 | #1,634 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,536 | 59 | #1,799 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,931 | 55 | #1,923 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,945 | 63 | #1,769 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,368 | 53 | #1,982 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,364 | 27 | #3,081 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,625 | 15 | #4,469 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,046 | 8 | #6,919 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,954 | 11 | #5,229 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,498 | 10 | #5,540 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anh reached #1,536 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #1,634 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anh
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.