Anest
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AN-est
- Origin
- Welsh
Anest is a girls' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Anest come from?
Welsh: perhaps a spelling of Welsh Annest, a form of Nest
Is Anest a girl's or a boy's name?
Anest is a girls' name.
How popular is Anest in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anest in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anest in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Anest
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Scarlett, Ella, Ava, Amelia, Olivia, Ruby, Mia, Martha, Annabelle, Phoebe, Alice, Grace
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
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, “Anest: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anest, updated 20 October 2026.