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What official birth registration shows about Anays: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Anays: Recorded every year since 2015, it reached #871 in 2019, and it stood at #2,605 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2015–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2015 to 2025, ranging from #1007 to #2605.201520172019202120232025#1007#2605
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2015#2496
2016#2008
2017#1733
2018#1272
2019#1189
2020#1313
2021#1007
2022#1245
2023#1135
2024#2574
2025#2605

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 2015 to 2025.

In 2019: #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1189 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2015–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2015

    First recorded at #2496 among girls in England and Wales in 2015 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2015 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #871 in Republic of Ireland in 2019.

Anays's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#260510HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#257410HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#113529HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#124526HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#100734HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#131324HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#118928HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#127226HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#173317HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#200814HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#249610HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Anays is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Anays, between 2015 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201920152025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2015–202511#1007 in 2021
Republic of Ireland20191#871 in 2019
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What is known about Anays

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2015–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2015 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #871 in Republic of Ireland in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.