Fun Facts About the Name Anh
- More than 2 thousand babies named Anh: U.S. records list 2,296 babies given the name Anh from 1880 through 2025. Even 715 boys received the name Anh - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Anh Mean?
Anh is a Vietnamese name from the Sino-Vietnamese reading of the character 英 (anh). The character's literal older sense is "flower" or "blossom"; by extension it means "hero," "brave," or "outstanding person." As a personal name, Anh is usually understood in that extended sense, as "outstanding" or "talented," rather than as the concrete word for a flower. It is not a Vietnamese form of Anne or Anna, and it is distinct from the separately spelled name Ánh, which is associated with "light" or "ray."
Anh Name History & Origins
Anh belongs to the Sino-Vietnamese layer of Vietnamese given names. Chinese characters and Chinese-style education entered Vietnam during the long period of Chinese administration and remained influential in Vietnamese literary culture afterward. The Sino-Vietnamese reading anh for 英 became part of the learned name stock, and the name is used for both men and women, often in compounds such as Anh Minh or Minh Anh. The character 英 is a phono-semantic compound of the grass radical 艹 over 央. In Vietnamese naming, the given name is generally treated as this Sino-Vietnamese element rather than as the ordinary kinship word anh ("older brother"), which is spelled the same.
How Popular is the Name Anh?
Anh has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1984. Its best rank was #1,536 in 1983.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,137 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #6,168 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #6,433 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,470 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #5,764 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,497 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #7,381 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #4,674 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #7,482 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #4,435 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #4,600 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #5,325 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #7,071 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #4,053 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2011 | #5,749 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #4,868 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #4,274 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #4,366 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #5,107 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #4,823 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #5,616 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #4,296 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #3,354 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #4,191 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #4,331 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #3,991 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #4,093 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #4,971 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #4,670 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,304 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1995 | #4,358 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #3,449 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #2,995 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #3,146 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1991 | #3,448 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #2,853 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1989 | #2,529 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1988 | #2,933 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | #2,437 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1986 | #2,344 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1985 | #1,998 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1984 | #1,634 | 67 | 0.0040% |
| 1983 | #1,799 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 1982 | #1,923 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1981 | #1,769 | 63 | 0.0038% |
| 1980 | #1,982 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 1979 | #3,081 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #4,469 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #6,919 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,229 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,540 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,304 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #7,767 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #5,945 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #12,466 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #6,722 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,536 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,816 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,871 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #6,074 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,956 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #5,303 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #7,085 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #6,628 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,871 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #10,893 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,357 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #6,826 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #7,724 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #12,475 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #6,115 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,005 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #5,894 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #9,458 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,389 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,599 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,335 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,351 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #5,665 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #4,407 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #5,141 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #4,815 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #2,947 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #4,120 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #6,552 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #2,492 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #2,546 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #2,305 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,951 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,161 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #1,794 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1984 | #1,979 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1983 | #1,536 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1982 | #1,931 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #1,945 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #2,368 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #3,364 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #3,625 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,046 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #2,954 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,498 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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