Anai
Anai is a Japanese surname. Anai can also be a surname of English and Irish origins.
Meaning & Origin of Anai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anai is a Japanese surname. Anai can also be a surname of English and Irish origins.
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The Story of Anai
Anai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 139 Anais were born — ranking #1,500 that year. As of 2026, Anai ranks #5,540 for baby girls with 22 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 2K Anais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Anai
Anai is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Anai's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,378. Use the chart and map above to compare Anai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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