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Anais

99% girls · #892 in the US for girls, 2025

Anais has been given to about 9,331 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 9,240
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anais per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 353
  • Born in 2025310
  • All time9,331
  • England & Wales, 2025#660 · 58

How popular is Anais?

Anais ranks 892nd among American girls in 2025, with 310 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 353 babies were given the name, ranking 825th. The typical living American called Anais is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Anais

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amaris0.75
  2. Candis0.70
  3. Damaris0.68
  4. Anaya0.66
  5. Janis0.65
  6. Avis0.65
  7. Ardis0.65
  8. Artis0.65

Middle names for Anais

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anais Eve0.80
  2. Anais Elizabeth0.78
  3. Anais Catherine0.78
  4. Anais Josephine0.78
  5. Anais Rose0.77
  6. Anais Marie0.77

Sibling names for Anais

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Samirasister · 0.98
  2. Emeraldsister · 0.98
  3. Noorsister · 0.98
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.98
  5. Yehudabrother · 0.97
  6. Blazebrother · 0.97

Where Anais is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.02%
  2. Utah0.02%
  3. New York0.02%
  4. Florida0.01%
  5. Massachusetts0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Anais Reyes0.72
  2. Anais Nguyen0.72
  3. Anais Moore0.72
  4. Anais Lee0.72
  5. Anais Hall0.72
  6. Anais Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Anais

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Anais across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.