Given name & surname
Anas
Anas is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Malay.
Original ArabicAnass
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,906
- 2,906 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 151 babies
- 2025
- 151
- #1,292 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 151 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,292 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (46). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,493 as a first name in 2020; 338 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anas’s family of names
In Arabic usage, Anas has an alternative transcription in ANASS. Anas has a related form in Annas. In Greek usage, Anas as a surname is a transliteration of Ανάς.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Anas
- Anas ibn Malikcompanion (Sahabi) of Muhammad611–713
- Anass ZarouryMoroccan footballerborn 2000
- Anas Al-SharifPalestinian journalist (1996–2025)
- Anas ZnitiMoroccan footballerborn 1988
- Anas Bani Yaseenfootball playerborn 1988
- Anas SharbiniCroatian footballerborn 1987
- Anas SarwarLeader of the Scottish Labour Partyborn 1983
- Anas EdathodikaIndian association football playerborn 1987
- Anas BadawiJordanian footballerborn 1997
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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