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Anna

Girl

Meaning of Anna: Hebrew: 'grace'

Anna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a timeless pick that has stayed popular for over a century — 111th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 125th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#111

2,521 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#125

388 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

917,615

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

falling

Style: classic

Popularity over time

1981: 5,216 babies1982: 5,294 babies1983: 5,232 babies1984: 5,328 babies1985: 5,901 babies1986: 5,936 babies1987: 6,194 babies1988: 6,472 babies1989: 6,956 babies1990: 7,326 babies19901991: 7,133 babies1992: 6,859 babies1993: 6,821 babies1994: 7,547 babies1995: 8,584 babies1996: 8,584 babies1997: 8,342 babies1998: 8,399 babies1999: 9,126 babies2000: 10,622 babies20002001: 10,605 babies2002: 10,410 babies2003: 9,477 babies2004: 9,577 babies2005: 9,132 babies2006: 8,618 babies2007: 7,912 babies2008: 7,289 babies2009: 6,828 babies2010: 6,346 babies20102011: 5,682 babies2012: 5,635 babies2013: 5,405 babies2014: 5,706 babies2015: 5,157 babies2016: 4,816 babies2017: 4,582 babies2018: 4,203 babies2019: 3,849 babies2020: 3,516 babies20202021: 3,088 babies2022: 2,962 babies2023: 2,934 babies2024: 2,716 babies2025: 2,521 babies
US babies named Anna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 10,622.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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