Anaïs

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Anaïs

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Meaning

An Occitan or Catalan pet form of Anne, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Rose sharply in France from the 1980s.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

7,668 babies given this name since 1972
At its height in 2018, about 1 in 5,300 girls
290 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

Catalan	Anaïs

Famous bearers

Anaïs Nin, diarist

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CecilyGirlFrom Latin Caecilia, a Roman family name traditionally derived from caecus 'blind', though the derivation of family…Middle Ages · peak 1989

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Where this comes from

Well-known works of literature
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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