girl's name
Annais
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 640
Annais is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2016, when 16 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Annais over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 41 |
| 1990s | 94 |
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 124 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Annais?
In 2025, Annais was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Annais is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Annais is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Annaïs | Annaïs is a rare spelling of Annais, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Annais
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Annais also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Annais over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Annais
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Annais — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Annais
How popular is the name Annais?
In 2025, Annais was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Annais a girl's or a boy's name?
Annais is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Annais most popular?
Annais peaked in 2016, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Annais a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Annais currently ranks #9,108 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.