Anani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NAH-nee
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Anani is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
Where does Anani come from?
Biblical Anani, or a modern coinage from Ana
Is Anani a girl's or a boy's name?
Anani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Anani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Anani, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999. 6 boys were also named Anani in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Anani in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Anani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avani Armani Saanvi Alani Anvi Kailani Kaylani Aashvi Kalani Navi Malani Meilani
Names related to Anani
Sources
Figures from 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, “Anani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anani, updated 20 October 2026.