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Ani

100% girls · 56 born in 2025

Ani has been given to about 3,188 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,150
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ani per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 127
  • Born in 202556
  • All time3,188
  • England & Wales, 202515

How popular is Ani?

Its best year was 2007, when 127 babies were given the name, ranking 1761st. The typical living American called Ani is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ani

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dani0.81
  2. Lani0.81
  3. Andi0.75
  4. Ali0.69
  5. Ari0.69
  6. Shani0.70
  7. Ami0.69
  8. Imani0.65

Middle names for Ani

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ani Catherine0.84
  2. Ani Josephine0.84
  3. Ani Rose0.83
  4. Ani Marie0.83
  5. Ani Grace0.83
  6. Ani Jane0.83

Sibling names for Ani

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  2. Palomasister · 0.92
  3. Samirasister · 0.92
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.92
  5. Hanasister · 0.91
  6. Blazebrother · 0.91

Where Ani is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ani Reyes0.78
  2. Ani Nguyen0.78
  3. Ani Moore0.78
  4. Ani Lee0.78
  5. Ani Hall0.78
  6. Ani Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ani

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Ani across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.