Is Anais a boy or girl name?
Anais is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 315 girls and 11 boys were named Anais, so 96.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 9,018 US babies named Anais were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,252
- Girl rank, 2024
- #854
- Babies named Anais since 1972
- 9,018
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 353 babies
Boys and girls named Anais, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1980s | 6 | 882 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 10 | 1,813 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 16 | 2,264 | 99.3% |
| 2010s | 33 | 2,331 | 98.6% |
| 2020s | 42 | 1,588 | 97.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 | 315 | #854 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,298 | 315 | #849 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 333 | #840 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,578 | 337 | #824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,672 | 288 | #909 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 312 | #859 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,266 | 319 | #850 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,073 | 232 | #1,091 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,297 | 225 | #1,126 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,038 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,173 | 228 | #1,112 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,171 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,168 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,418 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,292 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,106 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,156 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,461 | 303 | #906 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 306 | #869 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,557 | 263 | #940 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,405 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,631 | 233 | #991 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,044 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,187 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,127 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,011 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,004 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,118 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,071 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,189 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,844 | 170 | #1,066 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 193 | #973 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 235 | #845 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,024 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,161 | 149 | #1,154 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,080 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 201 | #877 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,572 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,224 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,815 | 138 | #1,066 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,087 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,785 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,172 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,267 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,461 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,344 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,913 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,324 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,471 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,331 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Anais reached #5,578 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #824 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anais
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.