Ann
Hebrew Channah, “favour, grace,” through Greek Anna.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Ann appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 78 different years between 1895 and 1974. Its biggest year was 1957, when 9,040 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 44 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1936, at No. 28. All told, 471,625 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Anne (325,954), Ayaan (9,154), Ayan (4,942), Aayan (2,676), An (2,519), Aine (1,687) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Nancy, Anna, Annie, Nannie
Explore Ann interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,104 | No. 112 |
| 1890s | 4,688 | No. 92 |
| 1900s | 9,932 | No. 56 |
| 1910s | 39,506 | No. 40 |
| 1920s | 49,810 | No. 46 |
| 1930s | 64,060 | No. 28 |
| 1940s | 76,797 | No. 35 |
| 1950s | 87,047 | No. 43 |
| 1960s | 72,083 | No. 51 |
| 1970s | 32,030 | No. 62 |
| 1980s | 15,928 | No. 133 |
| 1990s | 7,897 | No. 250 |
| 2000s | 4,300 | No. 493 |
| 2010s | 2,738 | No. 897 |
| 2020s | 1,341 | No. 1073 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.