The first name Anais
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 58 girls were named Anais, making it the 658th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 140 births (#334).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anais with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Anais at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 299 girls born in the United States were named Anais, the 892nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 337 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Anais
15 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anaïs NinFrench-born American author (1903–1977)
- Anaïs DemoustierFrench actress, born 1987
- Anaïs Chevalier-BouchetFrench biathlete, born 1993
- Anaïs BescondFrench biathlete, born 1987
- Anaïs MitchellAmerican singer-songwriter, born 1981
- Anais GranofskyActress, director, screenwriter, born 1973
- Anais MaliFashion model, born 1991
- Anaïs Barbeau-LavaletteCanadian actress, film director and screenwriter, born 1979
- Adele-Anais ToudouzeFrench artist (1822–1899)
- Anaïs CaradeuxFrench freestyle skier, born 1990
- Anaïs DelvaFrench singer, born 1986
- Anaïs BourgoinFrench athlete (born 1996)
Questions
- How popular is the name Anais?
- In 2025, 58 girls born in England and Wales were named Anais, ranking 658th. Its peak was 2015, with 140 births.
- Is Anais a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 9,331 US babies named Anais since 1880 were girls.
- When was Anais most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 337 babies were named Anais, its highest rank at 825th.