NameTides

Ani

Ani was the #2,957 girls' name in the US in 2025 (56 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales.

Ani as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ani as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Ani as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#2,957 (56)#1,892 (15)—
2024#2,303 (80)#1,449 (22)—
2023#2,442 (73)#2,063 (13)—
2022#2,346 (79)#2,889 (8)—
2021#2,558 (68)#2,341 (11)—
2020#2,216 (81)#1,939 (14)—
2019#2,217 (83)#1,854 (15)#2,188 (9)
2018#2,610 (66)#2,187 (12)#3,286 (5)
2017#2,508 (71)#1,817 (16)—
2016#2,093 (93)#3,214 (7)—
2015#2,351 (78)#4,103 (5)#2,599 (7)
2014#1,967 (101)#3,160 (7)—
2013#2,364 (77)#3,536 (6)#2,595 (7)
2012#2,654 (67)——
2011#2,274 (82)#3,549 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #1,684.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1958.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ani is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ani by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: 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: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,228CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ani (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AniCanadaGirls—too few
AniEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
AniNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AniUSGirls#2,95756
AniUSBoys—too few