Anani
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 10 babies a year in the US.
Anani by the numbers
Anani was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Anani
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 Anani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Anahiflower; from guaraní indigenous tradition481 in the US (2017)
- Amaniwishes, aspirations436 in the US (2017)
- Avaniearth39 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ajanihe fights for what he wants51 in the US (2017)
- Anandbliss or joy13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anantinfinite or eternal13 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Anani
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