Anise
Anise was the 10176th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 1344th; the most babies were born in 1992 (23). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,132 places. More babies were named Anise in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,176 girls, down 2,155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199223 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,242babies recorded
Anise popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,176 | 9 |
| 2020 | #8,021 | 13 |
| 2010 | #5,797 | 23 |
| 2000 | #7,618 | 13 |
| 1990 | #5,849 | 15 |
| 1980 | #8,213 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,505 | 12 |
| 1960 | #3,699 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,541 | 16 |
| 1940 | #3,223 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,694 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,470 | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,573 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anise, counting every spelling?
Anise has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Anise?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anise (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anise 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anise.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anise?
About 900 people born in the US named Anise are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 20 and 55. That makes Anise mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anise: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anise, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anise
How popular is the name Anise?
Anise was the 10176th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 1344th; the most babies were born in 1992 (23). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,132 places. More babies were named Anise in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anise a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anise in the US.