Is Annis a boy or girl name?

Annis is a girl’s name. Of the 2,921 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.8% were girls and 0.2% were boys.

Annis

Recorded 1880–2008 · United States

Annis was most popular in 1917, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,377 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,921 people named Annis.

Annis over time

Births per year. The dot marks Annis’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Annis a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Annis is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 2,921 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Annis

Where Annis is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org