Anais

Anais

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Anaïs, Anaís, or Anais is a feminine given name.

From Wikipedia

Anais first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 140 babies (rank #335 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anais

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anais yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,953

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

140

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	15	#1,224
1997	20	#1,019
1998	23	#929
1999	30	#754
2000	86	#375
2001	122	#298
2002	97	#361
2003	136	#292
2004	104	#367
2005	117	#343
2006	110	#381
2007	103	#401
2008	103	#416
2009	125	#351
2010	107	#411
2011	91	#468
2012	95	#471
2013	93	#450
2014	102	#427
2015	140	#335
2016	134	#356

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,224

1997

#1,019

1998

#929

1999

#754

2000

#375

2001

122

#298

2002

#361

2003

136

#292

2004

104

#367

2005

117

#343

2006

110

#381

2007

103

#401

2008

103

#416

2009

125

#351

2010

107

#411

2011

#468

2012

#471

2013

#450

2014

102

#427

2015

140

#335

2016

134

#356