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The baby name Anahita is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑːnəˈhiːtə/ (ahn-ə-HEE-tə) — commonly heard as ah-NAH-hee-tah or an-uh-HEE-tuh.

Anahita is Persian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Persian
Pronunciation: /ɑːnəˈhiːtə/ (ahn-ə-HEE-tə) — commonly heard as ah-NAH-hee-tah or an-uh-HEE-tuh

What is the meaning of the name Anahita ?

The baby name Anahita is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑːnəˈhiːtə/ (ahn-ə-HEE-tə) — commonly heard as ah-NAH-hee-tah or an-uh-HEE-tuh.

Anahita is Persian in Origin.

Anahita is a feminine name of Avestan and Old Persian lineage, deriving from Aredvi Sura Anahita, the epithet Anahita meaning "immaculate, undefiled, pure." In Iranian religion she is the mighty divinity of flowing waters, fertility, healing, and wisdom, often linked to life-giving rivers and, in later tradition, the planet Venus. The form entered Middle Persian as Anahid and survives in New Persian as Anahita/Nahid.

Her cult flourished under the Achaemenids, especially Artaxerxes II, and spread into Armenia and Asia Minor, where Greeks rendered the name Anaitis and associated her with Aphrodite or Artemis. As a given name it persisted among Zoroastrians and Armenians and saw a modern revival in Iran and the diaspora. Variants include Anahid, Anahit, Nahid, Anaita, and Anaida; related classical forms include Anaitis. The name conveys a sense of purity, beneficence, and protective vitality.

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Celebrity babies named Anahita

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Anahita Sarabhai Mallika Sarabhai film director

Anahita – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AF Girls 0 #89 6 2,402
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
Sweden Girls 2021 #181 3 1,666
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
IR Girls 0 #214 434 8,334
IR 0 #219 11 4,221
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
BD 0 #234 8 5,992
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
Canada Girls 2024 #275 11 2,795
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
DK Girls 0 #307 10 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
BD Girls 0 #370 17 8,413
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
IQ Girls 0 #519 7 11,303
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
AE Girls 0 #540 14 20,968
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
IN Girls 0 #646 9 13,121
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
Finland Girls 2026 #717 22 3,895
SY 0 #766 2 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #802 37 4,949
United States Girls 2024 #904 13 8,487
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
NL Girls 0 #933 23 5,933
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,011 4 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,067 6 24,821
TR 0 #1,192 20 19,440
DZ 0 #1,232 3 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,232 5 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,417 30 9,415

Anahita is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Canada
Sweden
AE

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People also ask about Anahita

Anahita is predominantly a girl's name.
Anahita is a 4 syllable name, pronounced /ɑːnəˈhiːtə/ (ahn-ə-HEE-tə) — commonly heard as ah-NAH-hee-tah or an-uh-HEE-tuh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Anahid, Anahit, Anahide and Nahid.
Across languages, Anahita has these equivalents: Ardvi Sura Anahita (Avestan form), Ishtar (Mesopotamian), Astarte (Phoenician), Aphrodite (Greek).
Yes — Anahita ranked #181 in Sweden in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Anahita ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2021).
Anahita's popularity is rising. It moved from #411 in 2011 to #403 in 2021 in France.
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Anahita for their child, including Mallika Sarabhai.