UK girl's name
Anest
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Anest is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Anest popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 7 births.
This profile covers 97 England and Wales registrations across 21 recorded years from 1997 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 96 living people in the UK are called Anest. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Anest ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 7 girls were registered as Anest.
- • About 96 living people in the UK are estimated to have Anest as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2013
7 births
Estimated living
96
2026
Popularity
Anest over time
The chart below shows babies named Anest registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Anest, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anest by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Anest was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4516 | 13 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4058 | 41 | 8 |
| 2000s | #3687 | 36 | 8 |
| 1990s | #3511 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Anest
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Anest: questions and answers
How popular is the name Anest in the UK right now?
In 2023, Anest was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Anest most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 7 babies registered as Anest in England and Wales.
How many people are called Anest in the UK?
A total of 97 babies have been registered as Anest across the 21 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.