Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ann

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Gracious
English
Graceful

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ann

Famous People

Political commentator Ann Coulter, Fashion designer Ann Klein, Actress Anne Bancroft, Writer Anne Frank, Author Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Advice columnist Ann Landers

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Bob Allen, Daughter of Zachary Taylor, Daughter of John Tyler

More about the name

Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1942 (rank #1053, 41 births); most recent 2004 (rank #9935, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #44, 9,040 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1076, 225 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–225
2024–211
2023–231
2022–227
2021–224
2020–221
2019–263
2018–269
2017–257
2016–265

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #539, 46 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2006, 14 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202514
202423
202318
202218
202123
202014
201924
201818
201718
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #620, 21 births); most recent 2018 (rank #5425, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
20173
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #4, 866 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20258
20246
202313
20227
202111
202011
201911
201814
201716
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #54, 180 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #277, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #67, 61 births); most recent 2017 (rank #676, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence