How Many People Are Named Anais?
An estimated 8,849 people in the United States have the first name Anais. It is predominantly female (98.8%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Anais peaked in popularity in 2021 with 353 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anais as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anais paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Anais is overwhelmingly female, 107 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,849
About 1 in 38,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.8% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2021
353 births
Total Registered
9,018
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anais
Anais is predominantly female (98.8%), though 107 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Anais as a male name
Ranked #7,252 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (16 births)
Anais as a female name
Ranked #854 in 2024
315 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (337 births)
Anais: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anais span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,364 babies were registered. While Anais is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Anais by Decade
How has Anais tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anais by State
Birth registrations for Anais span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Oregon, Missouri. On average, about 227 Anaiss were registered per state.
Anais + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anais as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Anais
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Anais: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anais?
We estimate approximately 8,849 people named Anais are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Anais a common name?
Anais is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,018 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anais most popular?
Anais reached peak popularity in 2021, when 353 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anais is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anais a female name?
Anais is predominantly female. 98.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anais Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anais Smith, Anais Johnson, Anais Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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