Anne

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 83% girls / 17% boys

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

Anne first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 63 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1988 with 1,004 babies (rank #2 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anne

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.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.

35,834

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,004

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Jane Austen: Anne Elliot — Persuasion
In Anne of Green Gables: Anne Shirley — the irrepressible orphan of Green Gables
In The Crown: Princess Anne

Famous people named Anne

Anne Frankdiarist · b. 1929
Anne Hathawaydub actor · b. 1982
Anne Brontënovelist · b. 1820
Anne Boleynaristocrat · b. 1507
Anne of Great Britainaristocrat · b. 1665

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with A

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	169	#91
1953	167	#88
1954	178	#83
1955	189	#82
1956	183	#90
1957	196	#85
1958	220	#81
1959	235	#83
1960	224	#85
1961	206	#94
1962	229	#88
1963	284	#69
1964	294	#70
1965	314	#62
1966	298	#69
1967	257	#80
1968	234	#85
1969	217	#105
1970	184	#116
1971	190	#109
1972	159	#120
1973	160	#108
1974	160	#105
1975	173	#92
1976	174	#95
1977	208	#85
1978	234	#71
1979	272	#65
1980	345	#46
1981	390	#39
1982	378	#36
1983	348	#38
1984	484	#19
1985	455	#18
1986	485	#19
1987	696	#9
1988	1,004	#2
1989	964	#2
1990	914	#3
1991	987	#3
1992	894	#3
1993	876	#5
1994	900	#4
1995	921	#3
1996	953	#4
1997	928	#4
1998	914	#4
1999	974	#3
2000	967	#4
2001	948	#2
2002	868	#4
2003	787	#5
2004	748	#4
2005	580	#15
2006	596	#12
2007	521	#15
2008	565	#9
2009	531	#12
2010	478	#18
2011	431	#22
2012	385	#29
2013	353	#26
2014	317	#36