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Anna

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Name of a king
Czech
Native American
Mother (Algonquin)
Russian
Swedish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Arthurian Legend
  • Biblical
  • Greek/Roman Mythology

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anna

Famous People

Tennis player Anna Kournikova, Actress Anna Faris, Actress Anna Kendrick, Actress Anna Paquin, Editor Anna Wintour

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Bob Dylan, Daughter of Peter Gabriel, Daughter of Kirk Cameron, Daughter of Tom Petty, Daughter of Kirk Cameron

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1433, 58 births); most recent 2021 (rank #10791, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1918 (rank #10, 15,666 births); most recent 2025 (rank #107, 2,521 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,521
2024–2,700
2023–2,931
2022–2,958
202163,078
202053,507
2019–3,845
201854,197
201784,574
201664,805

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 2000 (rank #31, 1,612 births); most recent 2025 (rank #142, 347 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025347
2024388
2023393
2022450
2021545
2020574
2019642
2018628
2017730
2016779

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 2018 (rank #11, 2,609 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12, 2,129 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20232,129
20222,382
20212,514
20202,377
20192,548
20182,609
20172,494
20162,428
20152,508
20142,236

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 2010 (rank #13, 378 births); most recent 2025 (rank #27, 143 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025143
2024140
2023166
2022186
2021209
2020237
2019217
2018285
2017293
2016288

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 2000 (rank #19, 233 births); most recent 2025 (rank #54, 74 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202574
202476
202396
2022119
2021102
202097
2019146
2018156
2017154
2016182

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 2009 (rank #9, 165 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11, 77 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202577
202465
202383
202280
2021106
202095
2019134
2018128
2017142
2016164

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 2004 (rank #22, 100 births); most recent 2023 (rank #78, 34 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202334
202243
202163
202056
201968
201859
201770
201679
201564
201473

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