Anna
Hebrew Channah, “favour” or “grace,” through Greek and Latin.
Popularity, 1880–2025
The biblical prophetess Anna, and the pan-European form of Hannah, made it a default name of the immigrant era.
Anna appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 135 different years between 1880 and 2024. It spent 41 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1918, when 15,666 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 10 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1880, at No. 2. In 2025 it ranked No. 107 for girls. All told, 917,615 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Ana (111,960), Ayanna (16,326), Ayana (12,096), Aiyana (9,891), Aiyanna (4,609), Annah (1,942) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Ann, Anne, Annabelle
Explore Anna interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38,159 | No. 2 |
| 1890s | 55,261 | No. 2 |
| 1900s | 54,918 | No. 3 |
| 1910s | 118,998 | No. 6 |
| 1920s | 123,895 | No. 10 |
| 1930s | 66,598 | No. 23 |
| 1940s | 41,282 | No. 51 |
| 1950s | 41,701 | No. 93 |
| 1960s | 40,935 | No. 91 |
| 1970s | 37,813 | No. 59 |
| 1980s | 57,327 | No. 51 |
| 1990s | 78,595 | No. 29 |
| 2000s | 90,325 | No. 19 |
| 2010s | 51,326 | No. 27 |
| 2020s | 17,726 | No. 68 |
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.