Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Anais

Meaning Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais is a feminine given name Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #892 Trend → Stable

Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#892
among girls · ↓40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
310
named Anais · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,375
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
353 babies
All-time total
9,331
#1,769 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Anais popularity over time

9,331 babies have been named Anais since 1972, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 33 – 33 3 – #6,913
1980s 882 6 888 89 +2591% #877
1990s 1,813 10 1,823 182 +105% #845
2000s 2,264 16 2,280 228 +25% #869
2010s 2,331 33 2,364 236 +4% #850
2020s (to 2025) 1,890 53 1,943 324 +37% #825

Where Anais 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 300 0.19 outside top 500
2027 302 0.19 outside top 500
2028 303 0.19 outside top 500
2029 304 0.19 outside top 500
2030 304 0.19 outside top 500

Where Anais is most popular

Girls named Anais per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.197 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Arizona, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anais born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 21 0.452 +129%
Arizona 55 0.392 +99%
Florida 155 0.362 +84%
Massachusetts 40 0.331 +68%
New York 130 0.328 +66%
Connecticut 17 0.292 +48%
California 235 0.280 +42%
Georgia 63 0.277 +41%
Texas 223 0.277 +40%
Illinois 57 0.249 +26%
New Jersey 40 0.222 +12%
North Carolina 50 0.220 +11%
Washington 30 0.208 +5%
Pennsylvania 49 0.207 +5%
Colorado 21 0.188 -5%
Virginia 28 0.164 -17%
Ohio 35 0.148 -25%
Kansas 6 0.104 -47%
Utah 7 0.084 -57%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -59%
Michigan 14 0.077 -61%
Tennessee 12 0.076 -62%
Indiana 10 0.071 -64%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -66%
Maryland 7 0.066 -67%
Missouri 5 0.041 -79%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anais

Anais is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #892 in 2025 with 299 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 9,331 American babies have been named Anais. Its peak came in 2021, when 353 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Anais stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anais?

The median living Anais is about 17 years old; half are between 7 and 27. An estimated 9,200 people named Anais are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Anais year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 299 #892 11 #7,223
2024 317 #852 11 #7,286
2023 315 #850 9 #8,303
2022 333 #840 – –
2021 337 #825 16 #5,578
2020 289 #907 6 #10,678
2019 312 #859 – –
2018 319 #850 5 #12,270
2017 232 #1,091 14 #6,073
2016 225 #1,126 5 #12,300
2015 256 #1,038 – –
2014 228 #1,112 9 #8,174
2013 205 #1,171 – –
2012 210 #1,168 – –
2011 160 #1,418 – –
2010 184 #1,292 – –
2009 230 #1,106 – –
2008 222 #1,157 – –
2007 303 #906 5 #12,462
2006 306 #869 – –
2005 263 #940 5 #11,558
2004 148 #1,405 – –
2003 233 #991 6 #9,631
2002 206 #1,044 – –
2001 172 #1,187 – –
2000 181 #1,127 – –
1995 144 #1,189 – –
1990 149 #1,154 5 #8,164
1985 138 #1,066 6 #5,813
1980 5 #10,460 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anais?

The median living Anais is about 17 years old. Half of all living Anaiss are between 7 and 27 years old.

How many people named Anais are alive today?

An estimated 9,200 people named Anais are alive in the United States, based on 9,331 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anais mean?

Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Anais in 2025?

Anais ranked #892 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 299 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anais?

9,331 babies have been named Anais in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anais most popular?

Anais peaked in 2021, when 353 newborns received the name.

Is Anais a boy or girl name?

Anais is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anais rising or falling?

Anais is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anais become more popular?

Anais looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 304 girls named Anais in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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