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Girl name Persian origin Multiple tradition

Anahita

ah-nah-HEE-tah · 7 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Pure; immaculate; ancient water goddess
Language
Persian
Culture
Persian
Religion
Multiple
Style era
classic
Themes
mythological · water
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#7973
2024 births13
Peak year2020
First appeared1979
Total US births479
2020 peak19791990200220132024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AnaNahita
Alternate spellings
AnahitAnahyta
In other languages
Anahita (Persian)Anahit (Armenian)

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