Anas

Anas was the #1,290 boys' name in the US in 2025 (151 babies), and #312 in England & Wales and #484 in Canada.

Anas as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Anas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaIrelandScotlandUS
Anas as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,290 (151)#312 (143)#762 (3)#509 (6)#484 (63)
2024#1,383 (136)#318 (137)—#430 (8)#482 (62)
2023#1,346 (140)#364 (113)#435 (7)#516 (6)#444 (65)
2022#1,425 (128)#311 (145)#363 (9)#779 (3)#572 (47)
2021#1,461 (123)#423 (99)#720 (3)#498 (6)#485 (60)
2020#1,361 (130)#426 (94)#599 (4)#556 (5)#468 (60)
2019#1,543 (109)#445 (91)—#564 (5)#475 (59)
2018#1,431 (122)#504 (77)#595 (4)—#485 (57)
2017#1,341 (133)#501 (79)#733 (3)#710 (3)#462 (62)
2016#1,234 (151)#442 (93)#592 (4)#713 (3)#391 (78)
2015#1,599 (100)#429 (96)—#459 (7)#409 (75)
2014#1,465 (111)#402 (101)——#394 (75)
2013#1,733 (84)#402 (101)#687 (3)—#425 (68)
2012#2,003 (70)#460 (86)—#616 (4)#409 (69)
2011#1,644 (92)#384 (103)#544 (4)—#437 (64)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,290.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1978.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Anas is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Anas by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #640MNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #382NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #846PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,438CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Anas (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#15538
Ontario2024#52123

Anas (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AnasCanadaBoys#48463
AnasEngland & WalesBoys#312143
AnasIrelandBoys#5096
AnasNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AnasScotlandBoys#7623
AnasUSBoys#1,290151