Anai
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 30 babies a year in the US.
Anai by the numbers
Anai was given to 30 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 139 babies in 2005, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
What we can tell you about Anai
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Anagrace, favour; a form of Anna1,443 in the US (2017)
- Anahiflower; from guaraní indigenous tradition481 in the US (2017)
- Andistrong and manly; diminutive of Andrea339 in the US (2017)
- Anaisgrace or favor; a form of anna58 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aniatom or particle; diminutive form15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anamsouls, spirits22 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Anai
Names that are said the same way as Anai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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