Anais
Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais is a feminine given name.
- Catalan
- Spanish
- French
Meaning & Origin of Anais
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais is a feminine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Catalan
- Spanish
- French
The Story of Anais
American parents first put Anais on the record books as a baby girl name in 1972, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 337 Anaiss were born — ranking #824 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Anaiss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #839 among baby girl names with 324 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 10K Anaiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Anais
Anais is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Anais's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #824. Use the chart and map above to compare Anais'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.