Anas
Boy · a-NAS · Arabic
Anas is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “friendliness, companionship”. In 2025 it ranked 337th for boys in the UK (146 babies) and 1,290th for boys in the US (151 babies).
What does Anas mean?
Arabic
“friendliness, companionship”
Anas ibn Malik served the Prophet Muhammad as a boy and became one of the main narrators of hadith.
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Is Anas a girl's or a boy's name?
Anas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 146 boys in the UK and 151 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 146about 1 in 2,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 146 boys in the UK were named Anas, making it the 337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 449th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 154 boys.
Half of all the boys named Anas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 312th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Anas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146 | #337 |
| 2024 | 137 | #355 |
| 2023 | 120 | #388 |
| 2022 | 154 | #329 |
| 2021 | 102 | #460 |
| 2020 | 98 | #449 |
| 2019 | 92 | #490 |
| 2018 | 81 | #534 |
| 2017 | 82 | #535 |
| 2016 | 97 | #474 |
| 2015 | 97 | #466 |
| 2014 | 103 | #440 |
| 2013 | 104 | #441 |
| 2012 | 87 | #495 |
| 2011 | 107 | #410 |
| 2010 | 87 | #472 |
| 2009 | 92 | #450 |
| 2008 | 98 | #422 |
| 2007 | 91 | #429 |
| 2006 | 87 | #427 |
| 2005 | 76 | #425 |
| 2004 | 66 | #458 |
| 2003 | 65 | #437 |
| 2002 | 47 | #514 |
| 2001 | 35 | #603 |
| 2000 | 39 | #562 |
| 1999 | 40 | #548 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Anas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,290among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 151about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 151 boys in the US were named Anas, making it the 1,290th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,361st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 151 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
2025 had more boys named Anas than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Anas in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 151 | #1,290 |
| 2024 | 136 | #1,383 |
| 2023 | 140 | #1,346 |
| 2022 | 128 | #1,425 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,461 |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,361 |
| 2019 | 109 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 133 | #1,341 |
| 2016 | 151 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 100 | #1,599 |
| 2014 | 111 | #1,465 |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,732 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,002 |
| 2011 | 92 | #1,644 |
| 2010 | 94 | #1,652 |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,909 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,948 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,890 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,769 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,189 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 59 | #1,884 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,213 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,826 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,549 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
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