Ann
Girl nameAnn has been given to 471,625 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1957.
Meaning & origin /æn/
From Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna the Prophetess, from Koine Greek Ἄννα (Ánna, “Anna”) in the New Testament, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ, “Hannah”), from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). Occasionally reborrowed from languages who adopted the name from English. Very infrequently from Estonian abbreviation of Anna instead. Doublet of Ana, Anna, Anne, and Hannah.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
471,625
Peak year
1957 (9,068 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -27%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Ann
Ann Radcliffe
English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764–1823)
Priscilla Presley
American actress and businesswoman
Ann-Margret
Actress
Ann Coulter
American author, political commentator
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ann.
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