Girls' name · since 1972
Anais
Anais has 9,213 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #892 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,213
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
9,213 babies have been named Anais since 1972, making it today's #892 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anais recorded 9,213 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #892 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #1,769 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #892 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,213 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anais ranks #1,769 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #892 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,213 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #892 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,213
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anais's 9,213 recorded births place it above 97.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anais compares
9,213 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anais's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anais | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,213 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 337 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anais's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 337, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anais popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 337
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Anais popularity over time - boys
118 total births recorded since 1985 (Anais as boys' name)
Anais by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,331 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Anais's strongest decade.
2,331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Anais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 882
1980s
882 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,813 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,264 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,331 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,890 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,331 births (25% of all-time use).
How Anais compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anais's total volume
Anais by state
Where Anais concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,960 | 21.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,099 | 11.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,041 | 11.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 904 | 9.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 616 | 6.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 346 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 281 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 212 | 2.3% |
1,960 of 9,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Anais appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anais's data
- Anais's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,331 total births) through the 2020s (1,890) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anaiss (1,960 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anais draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.