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The baby name Anas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /ˈʔanæs/; approx. 'AH-nas' (stress on first syllable).

Anas is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: Arabic IPA: /ˈʔanæs/; approx. 'AH-nas' (stress on first syllable)

What is the meaning of the name Anas ?

The baby name Anas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /ˈʔanæs/; approx. 'AH-nas' (stress on first syllable).

Anas is Arabic in Origin.

Anas (Arabic: أنس) is a masculine Arabic given name from the triliteral root ʔ‑n‑s, conveying friendliness, sociability, and ease. It denotes “companion,” “one who brings comfort,” or “someone with whom you feel at home.” In Arabic it is pronounced roughly AH-nas with short vowels; many languages keep the two-syllable rhythm.

Use of the name flourished in early Islam through Anas ibn Mālik, a close Companion of the Prophet Muhammad and a renowned transmitter of hadith, anchoring its enduring popularity across the Arab world, North and East Africa, Turkey, the Balkans, and South Asia. Common variants and transliterations include Anass (Maghrebi/French), Enes (Turkish, Bosnian), Anes (Bosnian/Croatian), and Anas in Urdu and Persian; related feminine forms are Anisa and Anissa. Not to be confused with Latin Anas “duck” (a zoological genus) or the distinct Biblical name Annas.

Anas has the following similar or variant Names

Anas – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
JO Boys 0 #10 7,880 7,057
JO 0 #11 316 2,158
DJ 0 #17 1 322
MV 0 #17 3 644
SY 0 #21 8,550 11,684
PS Boys 0 #25 3,118 10,655
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
LY 0 #29 2,461 12,703
SD 0 #29 91 2,130
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
DJ Boys 0 #32 5 657
MA 0 #33 49,521 20,986
SD Boys 0 #33 2,376 10,523
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
GE 0 #44 1 997
QA 0 #45 56 7,011
SA 0 #46 446 10,560
YE 0 #51 973 8,639
AE 0 #53 138 10,220
IQ Boys 0 #53 4,398 13,071
MV Boys 0 #54 24 3,375
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
IQ 0 #63 75 3,533
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
IN 0 #68 4 2,963
AF 0 #70 7 1,883
KW 0 #71 46 5,216
OM 0 #72 46 6,215
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
PS 0 #77 160 5,692
IL Boys 0 #81 2,063 10,983
France Boys 2021 #82 724 2,865
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #85 2 3,857
SA Boys 0 #87 13,536 28,008
EG Boys 0 #90 11,752 15,035
AF Girls 0 #92 3 2,402
ID Girls 0 #97 6 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
Belgium Boys 2024 #105 84 401
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
BN Boys 0 #109 25 6,332
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
ID Boys 0 #114 18 4,130
NG Boys 0 #115 4,837 16,906
CY Boys 0 #118 12 3,473
Switzerland Boys 2024 #124 14 1,769
Norway Boys 2025 #125 10 444
QA Boys 0 #130 1,131 18,093
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
Sweden Boys 2022 #144 39 1,509
IQ Girls 0 #148 600 11,303
TN 0 #150 3,424 13,765
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
AE Boys 0 #152 2,844 22,615
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
MT Boys 0 #160 17 4,064
EG 0 #164 411 6,387
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HU Boys 0 #166 9 3,954
OM Boys 0 #166 1,530 17,948
LB 0 #167 958 13,263
IL 0 #176 101 6,291
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
NG 0 #187 79 5,926
DK Boys 0 #188 149 7,401
KW Boys 0 #188 1,010 18,755
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
BD 0 #191 37 5,992
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
DK 0 #194 10 5,198
MY Boys 0 #195 2,300 25,439
LU Boys 0 #209 10 4,970
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
BG Boys 0 #214 7 3,850
AF Boys 0 #216 55 3,535
BH 0 #219 410 17,937
GH 0 #220 24 5,396
MY 0 #220 116 12,352
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
JO Girls 0 #230 99 7,570
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GR Boys 0 #235 33 6,912
DZ 0 #237 3,114 20,130
GR Girls 0 #245 5 6,293
MU Boys 0 #246 113 8,477
Canada Boys 2024 #247 60 2,588
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
TW Boys 0 #250 7 7,111
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #261 3 7,056
GH Boys 0 #264 83 8,138
CN Boys 0 #274 46 9,639
EG Girls 0 #276 1,702 14,742
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #280 10 6,578
JP Boys 0 #285 13 7,909
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
CZ Boys 0 #294 11 6,530
GH Girls 0 #294 31 6,973
QA Girls 0 #294 23 15,378
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
BD Boys 0 #313 324 10,045
SD Girls 0 #322 24 7,678
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
MU Girls 0 #328 24 8,539
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
PL Boys 0 #332 9 6,459
Finland Boys 0 #338 90 2,041
BD Girls 0 #357 30 8,413
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
OM Girls 0 #359 38 15,987
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
Spain Boys 0 #368 929 5,610
NL 0 #370 22 2,481
Austria Boys 0 #372 71 2,180
PT Boys 0 #377 5 7,951
IN Boys 0 #378 943 16,750
RU Boys 0 #398 108 12,621
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
Germany 0 #410 28 2,542
Spain 0 #422 31 2,326
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
Finland Boys 2026 #442 289 3,552
PS Girls 0 #457 67 10,981
KW Girls 0 #460 56 19,177
CM Girls 0 #465 76 11,671
PT Girls 0 #465 7 7,952
ZA 0 #471 4 14,421
RU Girls 0 #482 17 11,913
CM Boys 0 #483 68 12,054
AE Girls 0 #496 58 20,968
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
IR Boys 0 #502 51 10,162
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
Germany Boys 0 #508 541 5,697
HK Boys 0 #516 12 12,905
TR 0 #518 1,866 19,440
IT Boys 0 #529 1,634 10,046
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
NL Boys 0 #545 478 5,873
SA Girls 0 #552 405 25,931
SG Girls 0 #576 11 18,916
IL Girls 0 #577 41 11,648
IN Girls 0 #582 50 13,121
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
HK Girls 0 #643 8 16,104
NG Girls 0 #643 145 15,093
SG Boys 0 #651 47 17,960
IT 0 #679 36 4,183
CL Boys 0 #692 9 13,390
United States Boys 2024 #757 136 7,044
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
MY Girls 0 #818 177 24,821
Germany Girls 0 #823 16 4,949
Spain Girls 0 #909 75 5,561
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
BR Girls 0 #931 11 12,708
NL Girls 0 #940 16 5,933
CO Boys 0 #978 4 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
ZA Boys 0 #1,121 58 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,174 10 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,231 6 25,928
IT Girls 0 #1,363 84 9,415

Anas is popular in 85 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

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People also ask about Anas

Anas is predominantly a boy's name.
Anas is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Arabic IPA: /ˈʔanæs/; approx. 'AH-nas' (stress on first syllable).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Anass, Anes and Enes.
Across languages, Anas has these equivalents: Anis (Arabic, similar meaning), Enes (Bosnian/Turkish variant), Anes (Bosnian/Albanian).
Yes, very popular — Anas ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Anas ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Anas's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #132 in 2011 to #82 in 2021 in France.