unisex name
Anhad
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,008
Canada
#357
2024 births
Anhad is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 27% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in Canada in 2024, when 143 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in Canada.
- Today about 1 in 2,135 babies in Canada is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2007.
Anhad over time
Births per decade in Canada, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 184 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 443 |
How popular is Anhad?
In 2024, Anhad was given to 143 babies in Canada, ranking #357 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Anhad is used
Figures for Canada withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anhad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anhad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anhad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anhad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anhad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anhad
How popular is the name Anhad?
In 2024, Anhad was given to 143 babies in Canada, ranking #357 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Anhad a girl's or a boy's name?
Anhad is used for both girls and boys. About 27% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Anhad most popular?
Anhad peaked in 2024, when 143 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Anhad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anhad currently ranks #357 in Canada. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.