Anais
- Pronunciation
- [A-nais]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Grace
- Origin
- Hebrew
Anais Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 8,911 baby girls have been named Anais. The name peaked in 2021 with 337 US births that year (rank #824). In 2024, ranked #854 nationally.
Top States for Anais
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Anais births are: California (1,870), New York (1,046), Texas (950).
Other Hebrew-Origin Names Like Anais
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5-Letter Names Starting with A
Names with Anais's exact length and starting letter: Aahan, Aaric, Aaron, Abasi, Abban.
Quick Facts About Anais
US Popularity History (2003–2025)
Annual US births named Anais by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2021 with 337 girls named Anais (girl rank #824 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #892 for girls (299 US births). That's 68 places below its 2021 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Anais Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Anais the strongest states are Nevada, Connecticut, Florida.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | #422 | 26 |
| 2 | Connecticut | #454 | 19 |
| 3 | Florida | #574 | 276 |
| 4 | Arizona | #648 | 84 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #686 | 62 |
| 6 | New York | #689 | 221 |
| 7 | Colorado | #691 | 53 |
| 8 | California | #697 | 439 |
| 9 | Maryland | #734 | 33 |
| 10 | New Jersey | #757 | 66 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | #909 | 71 |
| 2 | North Carolina | #889 | 60 |
| 3 | Washington | #850 | 57 |
| 4 | Georgia | #843 | 60 |
| 5 | Illinois | #821 | 107 |
| 6 | Texas | #778 | 318 |
| 7 | Virginia | #769 | 28 |
| 8 | New Jersey | #757 | 66 |
| 9 | Maryland | #734 | 33 |
| 10 | California | #697 | 439 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Anais in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Famous People Named Anais
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Anais.
- Anais Nin was a French-Cuban writer who became famous for her erotic literature, short stories and journals and lived in the United States till her death.
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Compare Anais to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Anais against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).