Anab
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-nab
- Origin
- Arabic
Anab is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Anab come from?
Arabic: possibly from Arabic inab 'grapes'; used by Somali families
Is Anab a girl's or a boy's name?
Anab is a girls' name.
How popular is Anab in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 girls.
Anab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Anab in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Anab in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anab in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
Names like Anab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Safa, Ayah, Aaliyah, Hafsa, Abeeha, Nusaybah, Rahma, Safaa, Hiba, Rabab, Sumayyah
Names related to Anab
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anab, updated 20 October 2026.