Meaning of the nameAnaí
- Female
- A-na-í
Anai is a female name recorded in Brazil; its origin is uncertain, but the variant Anahí comes from the Guaraní name of a tree.
Meaning
The meaning of Anaí is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,231
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,192
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,074
- people
Anaí in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anaí, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (216 people).
1,211 women 20 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Anaí is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anaí in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 380 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 195 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 105 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 76 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 71 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 70 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anaí
The origin of the spelling Anai is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil groups Anaí with the spelling variants Anahi, Anahy, Anay, Hanai, Hanay and Annay. Wiktionary records Anahí as a female name coming from Paraguayan Guaraní ana-i, the name of the tree Erythrina crista-galli. Both spellings are almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,231 people named Anai, with a median age of 38, and 1,024 named Anahí, with a median age of 12.
The most common spelling in the group, which the Dictionary records as Anaí; its records are spread across several birth decades, from the 1940s onward.
Other spellings of Anaí
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Anaí | 1,231 |
| Anahí | 1,024 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Anahí · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anaí · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Anaí
What does the name Anaí mean?
The meaning of Anaí is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Anaí in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,231 people with the first name Anaí, which ranks it number 7,192 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Anaí a boy's or a girl's name?
Anaí is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,211 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Anaí most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Anaí (195 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Anaí?
Anahí. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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