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Anais

Pronounced AE1 N AY1 Z (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2021
  • 105 years in use
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How popular is Anais?

Anais is a girls' name, and first appears in 1920. It has been given to 10,023 children — the 1,420th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2021, when 347 children were given it.

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2021Girls: 347Boys: 16

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AE1 N AY1 Z · AH0 N AY1 Z
Stress pattern:
11 · 01
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Anais

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Anais

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Anais?
Anais ranks 1,420th among girls' names in US records, with 10,023 births since 1920. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,087.
Is Anais a unisex name?
No. Anais is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Anais most popular?
2021, when 347 children were given the name. It has been in use for 105 years and is still recorded as of 2024.