Anna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace". It is the name of Samuel's mother in the Hebrew Bible, rendered Ἄννα in Greek, Hannah in English, and Anna in Latin.

From Wikipedia

Anna first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 3,850 babies (rank #11 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,983 girls (rank #12). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anna

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

82,980

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,850

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Disney Princesses: Anna — Elsa's sister
In Frozen: Anna — her younger sister
In Downton Abbey: Anna Bates — head housemaid

Famous people named Anna

Anna Magnanifilm actor · b. 1908
Anna Kendrickautobiographer · b. 1985
Anna Farispodcaster · b. 1976
Anna Nicole Smithtelevision personality · b. 1967
Anna Paquinfilm actor · b. 1982

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Names ranked near Anna in 2024

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	3,540	#9
2000	3,663	#10
2001	3,615	#10
2002	3,619	#13
2003	3,517	#12
2004	3,648	#12
2005	3,529	#12
2006	3,608	#13
2007	3,770	#13
2008	3,850	#11
2009	3,712	#11
2010	3,635	#11
2011	3,425	#12
2012	3,286	#11
2013	3,119	#13
2014	3,267	#12
2015	3,322	#10
2016	3,122	#11
2017	2,954	#11
2018	2,762	#10
2019	2,674	#11
2020	2,470	#12
2021	2,291	#14
2022	2,284	#11
2023	2,128	#11
2024	1,983	#12