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Anais

Girl

Meaning of Anais: French: 'grace'

Anais is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 840th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 676th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#840

310 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#676

56 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,331

First recorded 1972 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 128 babies1985: 144 babies1986: 112 babies1987: 80 babies1988: 201 babies1989: 156 babies1990: 154 babies19901991: 180 babies1992: 235 babies1993: 193 babies1994: 175 babies1995: 144 babies1996: 173 babies1997: 168 babies1998: 199 babies1999: 202 babies2000: 181 babies20002001: 172 babies2002: 206 babies2003: 239 babies2004: 148 babies2005: 268 babies2006: 306 babies2007: 308 babies2008: 222 babies2009: 230 babies2010: 184 babies20102011: 160 babies2012: 210 babies2013: 205 babies2014: 237 babies2015: 256 babies2016: 230 babies2017: 246 babies2018: 324 babies2019: 312 babies2020: 295 babies20202021: 353 babies2022: 333 babies2023: 324 babies2024: 328 babies2025: 310 babies
US babies named Anais per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 353.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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