Anthem
About Anthem
A musical word name with a lot of strength behind it, Anthem is used to describe both an uplifting song connected to a particular belief or group, or a form of a religious text, performed by a church choir. As such, the name may be considered spiritual, motivational, patriotic, or simply musical.
Anthem entered the US stats for boys back in 2008 and is now given to a small handful of babies each year, with 15 boys and 5 girls receiving the name in a recent year. It was chosen by YouTubers Savannah Jean and Josh Alexander (Sav&Josh) for their son born in 2026, which may encourage others to use it.
Pronounced AN-them.
As of October 2026, Anthem ranked #6833 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4751 in 2023.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,789 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,751 | 21 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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