Anthem
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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 for boys#6833 US
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.
Anthem for girls#11030 US
A modern word name, Anthem may be considered spiritual, patriotic, uplifting, or simply musical. Used to describe a song that is rousing and promotes a certain belief, group or country, it also links to songs performed by church choirs.
Similar in sound to Anthea, Anna, and Athena, we're surprised it took until 2015 to first enter the US stats for girls, despite having been used for boys since at least 2008. Now, it is given to a small number of babies each year, with 5 girls receiving it in a recent year.
Pronounced AN-them.
As of October 2026, Anthem ranked #6833 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4751 in 2023.
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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Anthem on lists
Anthem in pop culture
- "National Anthem"Girl
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