Across the world, Ânis (Янис 
, Ânis 
) is quite a rare boy's forename. The first name Ânis is characteristic of Russia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bulgaria, where it is a rare boy's name, and Lithuania. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Algeria. Very seldom, Ânis is the last name as well as the forename.