Anas
Anas was the 1292nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1234th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 309 places. More babies were named Anas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,292 boys, up 69 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 151boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,906babies recorded
Anas popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,292 | 151 |
| 2020 | #1,361 | 130 |
| 2010 | #1,654 | 94 |
| 2000 | #1,831 | 58 |
| 1990 | #3,315 | 18 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anas, counting every spelling?
Anas has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,230 for boys in 2025, against #1,292 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Anas?
151 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anas (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Anas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anas?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Anas are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Anas a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anas by state
How common Anas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (5.2×), New York (4.3×), Michigan (2.3×), New Jersey (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anas
How popular is the name Anas?
Anas was the 1292nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 151 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1234th with 151 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 309 places. More babies were named Anas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Anas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Anas in the US.
Where is Anas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anas was most common in Minnesota (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Michigan.