Anri
Eiko Kawashima , better known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese pop singer from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she achieved commercial success and popularity in the city pop music scene during the 1980s.
Meaning & Origin of Anri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eiko Kawashima , better known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese pop singer from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she achieved commercial success and popularity in the city pop music scene during the 1980s.
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The Story of Anri
As a girl name
Anri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 8 Anris were born — ranking #11,223 that year. As of 2026, Anri ranks #11,223 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Anris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Anri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2014, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 9 Anris were born — ranking #8,152 that year. As of 2026, Anri ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Anris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anri
Anri is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Anri's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Anri'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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