Ani
Ani was the 2961st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1686th; the most babies were born in 2007 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 608 places. More babies were named Ani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,961 girls, down 742 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,188babies recorded
Ani popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,961 | 56 |
| 2020 | #2,219 | 81 |
| 2010 | #2,387 | 79 |
| 2000 | #1,904 | 89 |
| 1990 | #2,739 | 42 |
| 1980 | #3,861 | 20 |
| 1970 | #8,032 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ani, counting every spelling?
Ani is the most common spelling of a name family that had 67 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ani | 56 | #2,961 | 356 |
| Any | 11 | #8,925 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ani?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ani (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ani 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 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ani?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Ani are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 28. That makes Ani mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Ani by state
How common Ani was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.8×). In 46 states fewer than five girls 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 Ani: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ani, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ani
How popular is the name Ani?
Ani was the 2961st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1686th; the most babies were born in 2007 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 608 places. More babies were named Ani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ani in the US.
Where is Ani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ani was most common in California (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and North Carolina.