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Anam

Girl

Meaning of Anam: Arabic: 'gift of God'

Anam is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 8356th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1449th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#8356

11 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1449

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

697

First recorded 1987 · peak 1991

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 27 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 11 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 23 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 14 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 11 babies
US babies named Anam per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 30.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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