Ann
English form of Anna, the Greek and Latin rendering of Hebrew Channah, meaning 'favor' or 'grace'. Hannah in the Bible is the mother of the prophet Samuel.
Ann in 2025
Ann was given to 225 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,046th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 14,735 babies born.
The history of Ann
Ann reached its highest point in 1957, when 9,068 babies were given the name, ranking 86th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 55th, in 1936.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 471,625 babies have been named Ann. Half of them were born before 1948, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Ann by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ann | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,104 | 169 |
| 1890s | 4,688 | 127 |
| 1900s | 9,959 | 76 |
| 1910s | 39,613 | 72 |
| 1920s | 49,975 | 87 |
| 1930s | 64,311 | 55 |
| 1940s | 77,013 | 64 |
| 1950s | 87,228 | 85 |
| 1960s | 72,291 | 99 |
| 1970s | 32,166 | 119 |
| 1980s | 15,995 | 260 |
| 1990s | 7,897 | 497 |
| 2000s | 4,306 | 929 |
| 2010s | 2,738 | 1,647 |
| 2020s | 1,341 | 2,014 |
Where Ann is heading
Ann has fallen 27% over the past decade, from 307 babies in 2015 to 225 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Ann is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Ann
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ann.