Ani

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Ana in US United States, PE Peru, IN India.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 27 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Ani is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name89K records spelled Ani56 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Peru

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, Italian

  Also written Añi, Aní, Anï, Änï, Ocaklı

• Indonesian given name83K records spelled Ani5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Ani, Ani'

• English given name82K records spelled Ani54 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Nigeria, United States, Brazil, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Aeni, Añi, Aeeni, A'Ni, Anì

• Georgian given name16K records spelled Ani20 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Georgia, United States, Russia, Italy

  Also written Ანი, Åni, Anî, Ანისი, Ẵni

• Russian given name15K records spelled Ani99 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Bulgaria, United States, Poland

  Languages: Russian, Bulgarian, Polish

  Also written Ани, Annie, Ані, Анни, Anny

• Swahili given name14K records spelled Ani5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Nigeria, United States, India, Malaysia

  Also written Añi, 'Ani

• Armenian given name10K records spelled Ani3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Armenia, Russia, Sweden

  Also written Անի, Anì

• French given name8.7K records spelled Ani41 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Ocaklı, Äņį, Aňi, Áñí, Âñì

64 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Ani is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, automatic number identification

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, bird

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In Akan, ohd ade bio ; pr. JS295, - ete asi (no so, or) n'ani so, he has got a cataract, has become blind with a cataract; ft. 3628. - ete atu afi n'ani so, he has been cured of his cataract. — J2, fig. won ani so tew atew, the object of ilieir contention has been removed, timr quarrel has been settled*

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In ilu, bee, bee's nest, bee's wax; honey

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In bbn, this

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 93 years between 1912–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Aníbal Pintob. 1825CLnot in their usual nameChilean politician and President (1825-1884)
• Aníbal Gonzálezb. 1876ESnot in their usual nameSpanish architect (1876-1929)
• Aníbal Troilob. 1914ARnot in their usual nameArgentine tango musician (1914-1975)
• Ani Pachenb. 1933CNTibetan freedom fighter and nun
• Aníbal Cavaco Silvab. 1939PTnot in their usual namePortuguese politician (born 1939)
• Aníbal Torresb. 1942PEnot in their usual namePeruvian lawyer and politician
• Aníbal Chávezb. 1956VEnot in their usual nameVenezuelan politician
• Aníbal Fernándezb. 1957ARnot in their usual nameArgentine politician (born 1957)
• Rodolfo Coriab. 1959ARnot in their usual nameArgentine paleontologist (1959-)
• Aníbal Godoyb. 1990PAnot in their usual namePanamanian association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 639 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Ani?

We estimate roughly 5.0 million people bear Ani (counting its spellings and scripts) across 19 countries in our records.

In which country does Ani have the most bearers?

We estimate about 3.9 million people bear Ani in Brazil, more than in any other country in our records.

Where is Ani most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Ani is densest in Croatia — about 1 in 52 people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.

Is Ani a male or female name?

Ani is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Ani mean?

Recorded meaning: Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.