MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Anis mean?
Anīs is an Arabic companion word related to intimacy and sociability. Anisa is the related feminine companionable name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
أنيس
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अनीस
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Anis in Indian usage
111,787 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (89.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 12,108 records (10.8%).
- Recorded as male: 99,679 records (89.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 489 |
| 1940s | 1,962 |
| 1950s | 5,890 |
| 1960s | 13,166 |
| 1970s | 23,378 |
| 1980s | 37,415 |
| 1990s | 29,361 |
| Other decades | 126 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 66,564 |
| Bihar | 10,878 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7,928 |
| Kerala | 6,010 |
| Maharashtra | 4,088 |
| Rajasthan | 3,858 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,201 |
| Haryana | 2,799 |
| Jharkhand | 2,139 |
| Delhi | 1,417 |
| Punjab | 1,228 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 824 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 333 |
| Chandigarh | 182 |
| Other states | 338 |
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 | Anis / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Anis Ahmad
social scientist
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Anis ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Anis; Table_6, C5261 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anis; Table_6, C5261
- Wiktionary: أنيس ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.