girl's name

Any

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,320

Any is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1976, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1963.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Any over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

195
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Any by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 64
1970s 195
1980s 183
1990s 64
2000s 86
2010s 40
2020s (to 2025) 37

How popular is Any?

In 2025, Any was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Any is used

Canada #2,796 5 in 1993
France #4,551 5 in 1997
United States #9,434 11 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Any

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Any also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Any over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Any

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Any — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Any

How popular is the name Any?

In 2025, Any was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Any a girl's or a boy's name?

Any is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Any?

Any has 2 syllables.

When was Any most popular?

Any peaked in 1976, when 28 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Any a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Any currently ranks #9,434 in the United States. After peaking in the 1970s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.