Fun Facts About the Name Ann
- A favorite of earlier generations: Ann appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 3 separate runs, totaling 78 years. Its last run lasted 76 consecutive years, from 1899 through 1974.
- More than 471 thousand babies named Ann: U.S. records list 471,622 babies given the name Ann from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,364 boys received the name Ann - about 1 boy for every 345 girls.
What Does the Name Ann Mean?
Ann is a short English form of Anna, which comes from the Hebrew name Ḥannāh (חַנָּה). That Hebrew name is built on the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "to be gracious" or "to show favor," so it is normally translated as "grace" or "favor." The fuller customary rendering, "God has shown favor," expands that literal sense rather than translating a different word.
The Hebrew name was taken into Greek as Anna, the form used in the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures and in the New Testament, and from Greek into Latin, again as Anna. English received the name through Latin and French. Ann and Anne are alternative spellings of this same name; Anne matches the French form, while Ann drops the final -e. A separate Latin name Anna existed in the Roman world, but it is generally treated as unrelated to the Hebrew name.
Ann Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Ḥannah is borne in the books of Samuel by the mother of the prophet Samuel, who is described as childless before his birth and who prays for a son. In the Greek scriptures the name appears as Anna, and the Gospel of Luke gives the same name to the prophetess Anna, who recognizes the infant Jesus in the temple.
Christian tradition also assigns the name to Saint Anne, the mother of Mary. Her story comes from an early Christian writing, the Protoevangelium of James, and devotion to her grew strongly in the Middle Ages, when churches were dedicated to her across western Europe. The name traveled with Latin and French into England, where it was in use by the later Middle Ages.
Both Ann and Anne appear in English records from the medieval period onward, and the two spellings were often used interchangeably for the same person. The name belongs to Anne Boleyn and to Queen Anne, among other royal and noble bearers. The Hebrew form Hannah was revived separately in England in the 16th and 17th centuries and developed as its own spelling and tradition.
How Popular is the Name Ann?
Ann has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 78 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 1899 to 1974.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,076 | 225 | 0.0140% |
| 2024 | #1,141 | 211 | 0.0131% |
| 2023 | #1,073 | 231 | 0.0144% |
| 2022 | #1,099 | 227 | 0.0139% |
| 2021 | #1,102 | 224 | 0.0137% |
| 2020 | #1,104 | 221 | 0.0137% |
| 2019 | #981 | 263 | 0.0157% |
| 2018 | #980 | 269 | 0.0158% |
| 2017 | #1,009 | 257 | 0.0149% |
| 2016 | #996 | 265 | 0.0150% |
| 2015 | #898 | 307 | 0.0172% |
| 2014 | #945 | 286 | 0.0160% |
| 2013 | #912 | 280 | 0.0160% |
| 2012 | #949 | 268 | 0.0152% |
| 2011 | #992 | 256 | 0.0146% |
| 2010 | #913 | 286 | 0.0161% |
| 2009 | #930 | 287 | 0.0156% |
| 2008 | #826 | 344 | 0.0182% |
| 2007 | #782 | 368 | 0.0191% |
| 2006 | #723 | 388 | 0.0204% |
| 2005 | #640 | 435 | 0.0235% |
| 2004 | #685 | 402 | 0.0219% |
| 2003 | #552 | 499 | 0.0273% |
| 2002 | #521 | 525 | 0.0292% |
| 2001 | #529 | 506 | 0.0281% |
| 2000 | #493 | 546 | 0.0301% |
| 1999 | #456 | 583 | 0.0329% |
| 1998 | #464 | 555 | 0.0314% |
| 1997 | #415 | 626 | 0.0360% |
| 1996 | #400 | 663 | 0.0378% |
| 1995 | #354 | 743 | 0.0423% |
| 1994 | #341 | 784 | 0.0439% |
| 1993 | #314 | 848 | 0.0469% |
| 1992 | #295 | 946 | 0.0513% |
| 1991 | #268 | 1,025 | 0.0547% |
| 1990 | #250 | 1,124 | 0.0592% |
| 1989 | #246 | 1,090 | 0.0591% |
| 1988 | #222 | 1,171 | 0.0658% |
| 1987 | #221 | 1,204 | 0.0693% |
| 1986 | #199 | 1,303 | 0.0760% |
| 1985 | #187 | 1,443 | 0.0839% |
| 1984 | #160 | 1,695 | 0.1007% |
| 1983 | #157 | 1,812 | 0.1085% |
| 1982 | #155 | 1,920 | 0.1134% |
| 1981 | #133 | 2,123 | 0.1273% |
| 1980 | #136 | 2,168 | 0.1306% |
| 1979 | #126 | 2,266 | 0.1412% |
| 1978 | #125 | 2,320 | 0.1514% |
| 1977 | #118 | 2,452 | 0.1599% |
| 1976 | #108 | 2,436 | 0.1663% |
| 1975 | #104 | 2,716 | 0.1863% |
| 1974 | #100 | 2,928 | 0.1995% |
| 1973 | #93 | 3,255 | 0.2232% |
| 1972 | #91 | 3,360 | 0.2209% |
| 1971 | #78 | 4,558 | 0.2739% |
| 1970 | #62 | 5,740 | 0.3283% |
| 1969 | #57 | 6,132 | 0.3635% |
| 1968 | #54 | 6,177 | 0.3766% |
| 1967 | #57 | 6,248 | 0.3784% |
| 1966 | #61 | 5,992 | 0.3541% |
| 1965 | #59 | 6,782 | 0.3842% |
| 1964 | #60 | 7,758 | 0.4094% |
| 1963 | #57 | 7,975 | 0.4138% |
| 1962 | #56 | 8,123 | 0.4130% |
| 1961 | #54 | 8,218 | 0.4072% |
| 1960 | #51 | 8,677 | 0.4292% |
| 1959 | #44 | 8,919 | 0.4408% |
| 1958 | #47 | 8,856 | 0.4402% |
| 1957 | #44 | 9,040 | 0.4421% |
| 1956 | #46 | 8,990 | 0.4478% |
| 1955 | #43 | 8,916 | 0.4560% |
| 1954 | #44 | 8,750 | 0.4506% |
| 1953 | #46 | 8,579 | 0.4560% |
| 1952 | #45 | 8,652 | 0.4666% |
| 1951 | #46 | 8,423 | 0.4677% |
| 1950 | #45 | 7,921 | 0.4624% |
| 1949 | #44 | 7,870 | 0.4600% |
| 1948 | #44 | 8,025 | 0.4726% |
| 1947 | #41 | 8,894 | 0.5017% |
| 1946 | #40 | 8,077 | 0.5140% |
| 1945 | #39 | 7,038 | 0.5384% |
| 1944 | #39 | 7,080 | 0.5334% |
| 1943 | #37 | 7,829 | 0.5611% |
| 1942 | #38 | 7,666 | 0.5676% |
| 1941 | #37 | 7,122 | 0.5895% |
| 1940 | #35 | 7,196 | 0.6293% |
| 1939 | #33 | 6,551 | 0.5974% |
| 1938 | #32 | 6,990 | 0.6335% |
| 1937 | #30 | 6,713 | 0.6309% |
| 1936 | #28 | 6,666 | 0.6407% |
| 1935 | #30 | 6,705 | 0.6394% |
| 1934 | #32 | 6,641 | 0.6360% |
| 1933 | #34 | 6,210 | 0.6161% |
| 1932 | #34 | 6,195 | 0.5805% |
| 1931 | #35 | 5,858 | 0.5502% |
| 1930 | #41 | 5,531 | 0.4912% |
| 1929 | #46 | 5,172 | 0.4632% |
| 1928 | #54 | 4,932 | 0.4276% |
| 1927 | #59 | 4,782 | 0.4010% |
| 1926 | #55 | 4,779 | 0.4032% |
| 1925 | #52 | 4,935 | 0.4054% |
| 1924 | #55 | 5,035 | 0.4032% |
| 1923 | #52 | 5,022 | 0.4163% |
| 1922 | #49 | 5,054 | 0.4208% |
| 1921 | #53 | 5,058 | 0.4102% |
| 1920 | #49 | 5,041 | 0.4207% |
| 1919 | #49 | 4,924 | 0.4357% |
| 1918 | #44 | 5,613 | 0.4849% |
| 1917 | #44 | 5,455 | 0.5045% |
| 1916 | #40 | 5,343 | 0.5116% |
| 1915 | #43 | 4,895 | 0.4975% |
| 1914 | #40 | 3,888 | 0.5105% |
| 1913 | #46 | 2,998 | 0.4800% |
| 1912 | #47 | 2,666 | 0.4777% |
| 1911 | #53 | 1,882 | 0.4499% |
| 1910 | #52 | 1,842 | 0.4646% |
| 1909 | #56 | 1,477 | 0.4254% |
| 1908 | #62 | 1,354 | 0.4050% |
| 1907 | #62 | 1,264 | 0.3968% |
| 1906 | #70 | 1,064 | 0.3603% |
| 1905 | #75 | 996 | 0.3415% |
| 1904 | #78 | 880 | 0.3196% |
| 1903 | #84 | 774 | 0.2955% |
| 1902 | #83 | 753 | 0.2851% |
| 1901 | #89 | 634 | 0.2649% |
| 1900 | #92 | 736 | 0.2455% |
| 1899 | #92 | 586 | 0.2515% |
| 1898 | #101 | 593 | 0.2292% |
| 1897 | #97 | 545 | 0.2327% |
| 1896 | #105 | 488 | 0.2051% |
| 1895 | #97 | 551 | 0.2358% |
| 1894 | #105 | 470 | 0.2108% |
| 1893 | #110 | 397 | 0.1865% |
| 1892 | #115 | 393 | 0.1851% |
| 1891 | #117 | 337 | 0.1817% |
| 1890 | #121 | 328 | 0.1723% |
| 1889 | #112 | 341 | 0.1912% |
| 1888 | #123 | 295 | 0.1652% |
| 1887 | #124 | 239 | 0.1637% |
| 1886 | #124 | 229 | 0.1584% |
| 1885 | #124 | 208 | 0.1563% |
| 1884 | #118 | 214 | 0.1659% |
| 1883 | #124 | 167 | 0.1487% |
| 1882 | #125 | 150 | 0.1391% |
| 1881 | #123 | 130 | 0.1414% |
| 1880 | #122 | 131 | 0.1440% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #10,026 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,649 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,464 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #4,870 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,596 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #3,419 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,248 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #3,615 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #4,961 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #3,820 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #3,869 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,189 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #2,829 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #3,255 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #3,128 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,721 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #2,429 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,056 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #1,745 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #2,133 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #2,739 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #1,540 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1966 | #1,726 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #1,487 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1964 | #1,616 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1963 | #1,839 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #1,806 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #1,734 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1960 | #1,621 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1959 | #2,300 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #1,643 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1957 | #1,488 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 1956 | #1,824 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #1,611 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1954 | #1,828 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #1,961 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #1,807 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #2,141 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #2,441 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #1,943 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #1,705 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #1,698 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #2,150 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #1,407 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,578 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1943 | #1,462 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1942 | #1,055 | 41 | 0.0030% |
| 1941 | #1,447 | 22 | 0.0018% |
| 1940 | #1,400 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1939 | #1,391 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1938 | #1,200 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1937 | #1,265 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1936 | #1,118 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1935 | #1,295 | 27 | 0.0026% |
| 1934 | #1,358 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1933 | #1,590 | 19 | 0.0019% |
| 1932 | #1,588 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1931 | #1,643 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1930 | #1,429 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1929 | #1,793 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1928 | #1,523 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1927 | #2,205 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #4,234 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #1,586 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1924 | #2,236 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #2,456 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #1,698 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1921 | #1,833 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1920 | #2,138 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1919 | #3,123 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #2,263 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1917 | #2,095 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #2,266 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1915 | #2,188 | 12 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #2,277 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #2,285 | 7 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #1,755 | 9 | 0.0021% |
| 1911 | #1,038 | 11 | 0.0049% |
| 1910 | #931 | 12 | 0.0062% |
| 1909 | #1,455 | 5 | 0.0030% |
| 1908 | #1,379 | 5 | 0.0032% |
| 1907 | #1,201 | 6 | 0.0041% |
| 1906 | #1,259 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1905 | #1,094 | 6 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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