Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Anari

Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #2,100 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,100
among girls · ↑2,203 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
99
named Anari · +141% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,059
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
99 babies
All-time total
1,208
#7,040 all-time among girls
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Anari popularity over time

1,208 babies have been named Anari since 1995, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
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1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s – – – – – –
1990s 12 – 12 1 – #11,865
2000s 196 6 202 20 +1583% #3,193
2010s 492 45 537 54 +166% #2,682
2020s (to 2025) 396 61 457 76 +42% #2,100

Where Anari 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 89 0.06 outside top 500
2027 89 0.06 outside top 500
2028 89 0.06 outside top 500
2029 89 0.06 outside top 500
2030 89 0.06 outside top 500

Where Anari is most popular

Girls named Anari per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.040 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, North Carolina, and Louisiana.

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 Anari 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
Georgia 29 0.128 +221%
North Carolina 25 0.110 +176%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +43%
Florida 17 0.040 ≈ national
Michigan 6 0.033 -17%
New York 13 0.033 -18%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -47%
Ohio 5 0.021 -47%
Texas 12 0.015 -63%
California 5 0.006 -85%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
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Missouri – – –
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North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Anari

Anari is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,100 in 2025 with 89 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 1,208 American babies have been named Anari, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 99 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 Anari stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anari?

The median living Anari is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 1,200 people named Anari are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Anari 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 89 #2,100 10 #7,707
2024 33 #4,303 8 #9,036
2023 76 #2,379 – –
2022 58 #2,897 13 #6,502
2021 67 #2,589 21 #4,638
2020 73 #2,395 9 #8,119
2019 64 #2,682 11 #7,205
2018 61 #2,783 7 #9,735
2017 48 #3,309 9 #8,191
2016 49 #3,288 – –
2015 43 #3,602 6 #10,740
2014 46 #3,429 – –
2013 50 #3,221 6 #10,807
2012 48 #3,369 6 #10,867
2011 45 #3,500 – –
2010 38 #3,966 – –
2009 52 #3,193 – –
2008 30 #4,898 – –
2007 28 #5,105 6 #11,007
2006 21 #6,143 – –
2005 20 #6,026 – –
2004 14 #7,859 – –
2003 8 #11,391 – –
2002 5 #15,616 – –
2001 8 #11,088 – –
2000 10 #9,215 – –
1995 6 #11,865 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anari?

The median living Anari is about 8 years old. Half of all living Anaris are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Anari are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Anari are alive in the United States, based on 1,208 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Anari in 2025?

Anari ranked #2,100 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 89 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anari?

1,208 babies have been named Anari in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anari most popular?

Anari peaked in 2025, when 99 newborns received the name.

Is Anari a boy or girl name?

Anari is used for both: about 91% of babies named Anari have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Anari rising or falling?

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

Will Anari become more popular?

Anari looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 89 girls named Anari in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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