Anass
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-NAS
- Origin
- Arabic
Anass is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “friendliness, companionship”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anass mean?
Arabic: spelling of Anas
“friendliness, companionship”
Anas ibn Malik served the Prophet Muhammad as a boy and became one of the main narrators of hadith.
Meaning borrowed from Anas.
Is Anass a girl's or a boy's name?
Anass is a boys' name.
How popular is Anass in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 6 boys.
Anass in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
Names like Anass
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Asad, Azeem, Hamza, Awais, Abbas, Aamir, Abdur, Arif, Qasim, Usman, Ahsan
Names related to Anass
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anass: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anass, updated 20 October 2026.