80%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage French Pronounced Pron. A-NA-EES [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Possibly a French variant of Anahita. A famous bearer was the French writer Anaïs Nin (1903-1977), known for her diaries. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesAnaís(Catalan) Anaís(Spanish) Same SpellingAnaísUser SubmissionAnais PopularityDetails Last ranked #136 in 2022 Belgium Last ranked #90 in 2017 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #66 in 2021 Chile Last ranked #428 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #91 in 2022 (Anaïs) #479 in 2017 (Anais) France Last ranked #79 in 2021 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #151 in 2010 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #87 in 2018 Switzerland Last ranked #841 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories authors, cabaret singers, Dragon Quest characters, ends in -is, purity, The Amazing World of Gumball characters, women's history