Given name
Any
“one who is very beautiful”
Any is a variant of Ani. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is very beautiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Any is a variant of Ani. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is very beautiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Any is a variant of Ani. An origin associated with Ani is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Any through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 669
- 0 boys · 669 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,925 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,925 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,772 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Any
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Any, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ami
“one who is industrious and hardworking”
23% boys · 77% girls
Rani
“a lovely singer; a queenly woman”
14% boys · 86% girls
Amie
“beloved” · “dearly loved”
>99% girls
Karri
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman” · “of the wind”
6% boys · 94% girls
Cari
“from the river” · “from the fort on the hill”
18% boys · 82% girls
Lani
“from the sky; one who is heavenly” · “a servant”
1% boys · 99% girls
Amity
“a dear friendship”
>99% girls
Ariane
“resembling silver” · “one who is holy”
>99% girls