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Anise
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About Anise
Name of the licorice plant, this spice comes in the shape of a star, giving this name an extra level of sweetness.
Pronounced AN-iss.
As of October 2026, Anise ranked #10176 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1344 in 1901.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Anise on lists
Famous Anises
- Anise Koltz
Luxembourgian poet and children's author
Anise in pop culture
- Star anise
spice
- Anise
videogame and anime character from Tales of the Abyss (pronounced Anne,iss).
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