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Anahi is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #482 for girls in the United States in 2025. Behind the Name says Anahí is possibly the Guarani name for the cockspur coral tree, from a legend in which a young woman becomes the flowering tree. The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
Anahi is the unaccented spelling of Spanish Anahí. Behind the Name's entry for Anahí says it is "possibly from the Guarani name for the cockspur coral tree (species Erythrina crista-galli)", and that in a Guarani legend it is the name of a young woman burned at the stake by the conquistadors and then transformed into the flowering tree. Wiktionary records Anahi as the anglicised spelling of Spanish Anahí. Behind the Name hedges with "possibly", so the derivation is likely rather than settled.
Editorial confidence: likely
Linguistic roots
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Guarani | anahí | cockspur coral tree (Erythrina crista-galli) |
Popularity
Anahi ranked #482 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #482 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Anahi mean?
Behind the Name says Anahí is possibly the Guarani name for the cockspur coral tree, from a legend in which a young woman becomes the flowering tree.
Is Anahi a popular name?
Anahi ranked #482 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Anahi a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Anahi appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Anahí — supports meaning, usage, legend.
- Wiktionary: Anahi — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports Anahi as the anglicised spelling of Spanish Anahí.
