Girls' name · since 1984
Annais
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 394 babies named Annais, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,050 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 394
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annais currently ranks #9050 among girls' names in America, with 394 babies recorded since 1984.
Annais has 394 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9050 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #13,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,050 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 394 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annais ranks #13,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,050 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 394 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,050 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 394
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Annais's 394 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Annais compares
394 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Annais's all-time total is 5% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annais | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 394 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Annais splits its recorded history at 2005: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Annais popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Annais by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Annais's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Annais births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (31% of all-time use).
Annais by state
Where Annais concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.5% |
29 of 394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Annais's data
- Annais's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Annaiss (29 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Annais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Annais 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.