MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Anas mean?
Anas is an Arabic personal name connected with familiarity and companionship. Anas ibn Malik, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, gives the name a well-known early historical referent.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अनस
Conventional spelling
Arabic
أنس
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Anas in Indian usage
4,680 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling अनस.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 102 records (2.2%).
- Recorded as male: 4,578 records (97.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 967 |
| 1990s | 3,611 |
| Other decades | 102 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,716 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 775 |
| Other states | 189 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Anas / M | 143 | 312 |
| Scotland | Anas / M | 3 | 762 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Anas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Wiktionary: Anas ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Anas; Table_6, C317 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anas; Table_6, C317
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Anas; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anas; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
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