Name meaning & stats
Anis
Anis (Arabic origin). 380 US babies since 1940, peak 2005. Notable Aniss are 1.6× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
ArabicSpelling of Anas
Anas around the world
- Анас · Russian
- أنس · Arabic
- אנס · Hebrew
- アンドレウ · Japanese
- 阿纳斯 · Chinese
Famous Anass
- Anas ibn Malik · companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad
In US birth records
Peak year: 2005
380 US babies were named Anis between 1940 and 2025.
Anis around the world
- France: 10,780 babies since 1900, peak 2009, No. 318 in 2025
- Belgium: 707 babies since 1995, peak 2010, No. 522 in 2025
- Sweden: 33 babies since 1998, peak 2012, No. 1,530 in 2022
- England & Wales: 369 babies since 1996, peak 2004, No. 4,975 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Aniss end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.6× | Medium · 16 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 5 people |
| Politician | 0.7× | Low · 5 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Aniss show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 29 Anishs spell it Anis
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2005)