girl's name
Anaé
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 11,698
France
#261
2025 births
Anaé is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 205 babies in France, ranking #261. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2011, when 695 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 2,876 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1992.
Anaé over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 1,935 |
| 2010s | 6,355 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,020 |
How popular is Anaé?
In 2025, Anaé was given to 205 babies in France, ranking #261 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Anaé is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Anaé is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Anae | Anae is a spelling of Anaé, used in Canada, where it ranks #1,638. | 3,468 |
| Anaë | Anaë is Anaé written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #317. | 2,140 |
Names that peaked alongside Anaé
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anaé also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anaé over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anaé
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anaé — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anaé
Is Anaé a girl's or a boy's name?
Anaé is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Anaé most popular?
Anaé peaked in 2011, when 695 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Anaé a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anaé currently ranks #261 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.