Anai: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,669

among girls · ↑962 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Anai · +32% vs 2024

How common

1 in 55,423

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2005

139 babies

All-time total

2,327

#4,248 all-time among girls

First recorded

1984

in Social Security records

Anai popularity over time

2,327 babies have been named Anai since 1984, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	56	6	–	#4,125
1990s	562	56	+904%	#1,894
2000s	1,148	115	+104%	#1,378
2010s	374	37	-67%	#2,781
2020s (to 2025)	187	31	-17%	#3,420

Where Anai is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	30	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	32	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	33	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Anai

Anai is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,669 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 2,327 American babies have been named Anai. Its peak came in 2005, when 139 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anai stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anai?

The median living Anai is about 21 years old; half are between 16 and 26. An estimated 2,300 people named Anai are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anai year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	29	#4,669
2024	22	#5,631
2023	23	#5,403
2022	46	#3,420
2021	34	#4,172
2020	33	#4,179
2019	30	#4,554
2018	14	#7,796
2017	30	#4,589
2016	31	#4,539
2015	35	#4,151
2014	38	#3,931
2013	47	#3,368
2012	39	#3,923
2011	47	#3,411
2010	63	#2,781
2009	79	#2,426
2008	104	#2,007
2007	112	#1,868
2006	129	#1,640
2005	139	#1,500
2004	109	#1,757
2003	116	#1,653
2002	115	#1,608
2001	138	#1,378
2000	107	#1,651
1995	54	#2,394
1990	38	#2,962
1985	8	#7,588
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
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1960	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anai, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anai?

The median living Anai is about 21 years old. Half of all living Anais are between 16 and 26 years old.

How many people named Anai are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Anai are alive in the United States, based on 2,327 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anai in 2025?

Anai ranked #4,669 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anai?

2,327 babies have been named Anai in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anai most popular?

Anai peaked in 2005, when 139 newborns received the name.

Is Anai a boy or girl name?

Anai is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anai rising or falling?

Anai is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anai become more popular?

Anai is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Anai in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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