Ann

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

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.

From Wikipedia

Ann first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 9,040 babies (rank #44 that year). In 2024 it was given to 211 girls (rank #1,141). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ann

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

471,397

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

9,040

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Parks and Recreation: Ann Perkins — nurse, Leslie's best friend

Famous people named Ann

Ann Radcliffenovelist · b. 1764

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	131	#122
1881	130	#123
1882	150	#125
1883	167	#124
1884	214	#118
1885	208	#124
1886	229	#124
1887	239	#124
1888	295	#123
1889	341	#112
1890	328	#121
1891	337	#117
1892	393	#115
1893	397	#110
1894	470	#105
1895	551	#97
1896	488	#105
1897	545	#97
1898	593	#101
1899	586	#92
1900	736	#92
1901	634	#89
1902	753	#83
1903	774	#84
1904	880	#78
1905	996	#75
1906	1,064	#70
1907	1,264	#62
1908	1,354	#62
1909	1,477	#56
1910	1,842	#52
1911	1,882	#53
1912	2,666	#47
1913	2,998	#46
1914	3,888	#40
1915	4,895	#43
1916	5,343	#40
1917	5,455	#44
1918	5,613	#44
1919	4,924	#49
1920	5,041	#49
1921	5,058	#53
1922	5,054	#49
1923	5,022	#52
1924	5,035	#55
1925	4,935	#52
1926	4,779	#55
1927	4,782	#59
1928	4,932	#54
1929	5,172	#46
1930	5,531	#41
1931	5,858	#35
1932	6,195	#34
1933	6,210	#34
1934	6,641	#32
1935	6,705	#30
1936	6,666	#28
1937	6,713	#30
1938	6,990	#32
1939	6,551	#33
1940	7,196	#35
1941	7,122	#37
1942	7,666	#38
1943	7,829	#37
1944	7,080	#39
1945	7,038	#39
1946	8,077	#40
1947	8,894	#41
1948	8,025	#44
1949	7,870	#44
1950	7,921	#45
1951	8,423	#46
1952	8,652	#45
1953	8,579	#46
1954	8,750	#44
1955	8,916	#43
1956	8,990	#46
1957	9,040	#44
1958	8,856	#47
1959	8,919	#44
1960	8,677	#51
1961	8,218	#54
1962	8,123	#56
1963	7,975	#57
1964	7,758	#60
1965	6,782	#59
1966	5,992	#61
1967	6,248	#57
1968	6,177	#54
1969	6,132	#57
1970	5,740	#62
1971	4,558	#78
1972	3,360	#91
1973	3,255	#93
1974	2,928	#100
1975	2,716	#104
1976	2,436	#108
1977	2,452	#118
1978	2,320	#125
1979	2,266	#126
1980	2,168	#136
1981	2,123	#133
1982	1,920	#155
1983	1,812	#157
1984	1,695	#160
1985	1,443	#187
1986	1,303	#199
1987	1,204	#221
1988	1,171	#222
1989	1,090	#246
1990	1,124	#250
1991	1,025	#268
1992	946	#295
1993	848	#314
1994	784	#341
1995	743	#354
1996	663	#400
1997	626	#415
1998	555	#464
1999	583	#456
2000	546	#493
2001	506	#529
2002	525	#521
2003	499	#552
2004	402	#685
2005	435	#640
2006	388	#723
2007	368	#782
2008	344	#826
2009	287	#930
2010	286	#913
2011	256	#992
2012	268	#949
2013	280	#912
2014	286	#945
2015	307	#898
2016	265	#996
2017	257	#1,009
2018	269	#980
2019	263	#981
2020	221	#1,104
2021	224	#1,102
2022	227	#1,099
2023	231	#1,073
2024	211	#1,141