Anna Overview
Anna Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Anna?
The name Anna means “grace” or “favor.” People named Anna are often seen as compassionate, graceful, and nurturing, reflecting the name’s gentle and classic appeal.
What Is the Origin of The Name Anna?
Anna has its origins in Hebrew, deriving from the name Hannah, which means “grace.” It has been widely used in various cultures and languages, with a significant presence in religious texts and historical records.
Anna Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Anna
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 79 (+4 from 2022) | 2918 (-35 from 2022) | 0.16682 |
2022 | 83 (+2 from 2021) | 2953 (-121 from 2021) | 0.16469 |
2021 | 85 (-17 from 2020) | 3074 (-432 from 2020) | 0.17158 |
2020 | 68 (-5 from 2019) | 3506 (-338 from 2019) | 0.19834 |
2019 | 63 (-9 from 2018) | 3844 (-348 from 2018) | 0.20950 |
2018 | 54 (-1 from 2017) | 4192 (-378 from 2017) | 0.22542 |
2017 | 53 (-4 from 2016) | 4570 (-231 from 2016) | 0.24191 |
2016 | 49 (-5 from 2015) | 4801 (-344 from 2015) | 0.24800 |
2015 | 44 (-10 from 2014) | 5145 (-556 from 2014) | 0.26373 |
2014 | 34 (+1 from 2013) | 5701 (+310 from 2013) | 0.29141 |
2013 | 35 No change from 2012 | 5391 (-234 from 2012) | 0.27966 |
2012 | 35 (+3 from 2011) | 5625 (-44 from 2011) | 0.29003 |
2011 | 38 (-11 from 2010) | 5669 (-666 from 2010) | 0.29256 |
2010 | 27 (+1 from 2009) | 6335 (-480 from 2009) | 0.32310 |
2009 | 28 (-2 from 2008) | 6815 (-461 from 2008) | 0.33653 |
2008 | 26 (-1 from 2007) | 7276 (-623 from 2007) | 0.34933 |
2007 | 25 (-3 from 2006) | 7899 (-707 from 2006) | 0.37321 |
2006 | 22 No change from 2005 | 8606 (-502 from 2005) | 0.41167 |
2005 | 22 (-2 from 2004) | 9108 (-417 from 2004) | 0.44876 |
2004 | 20 (+1 from 2003) | 9525 (+67 from 2003) | 0.47205 |
2003 | 21 (-1 from 2002) | 9458 (-935 from 2002) | 0.47138 |
2002 | 20 (-1 from 2001) | 10393 (-196 from 2001) | 0.52622 |
2001 | 19 (+3 from 2000) | 10589 (-24 from 2000) | 0.53454 |
2000 | 22 (+7 from 1999) | 10613 (+1498 from 1999) | 0.53178 |
1999 | 29 (+2 from 1998) | 9115 (+729 from 1998) | 0.46820 |
1998 | 31 (+2 from 1997) | 8386 (+44 from 1997) | 0.43260 |
1997 | 33 No change from 1996 | 8342 (-232 from 1996) | 0.43693 |
1996 | 33 (-2 from 1995) | 8574 (+7 from 1995) | 0.44721 |
1995 | 31 (+10 from 1994) | 8567 (+1039 from 1994) | 0.44584 |
1994 | 41 (+6 from 1993) | 7528 (+715 from 1993) | 0.38617 |
1993 | 47 (+2 from 1992) | 6813 (-39 from 1992) | 0.34557 |
1992 | 49 (-3 from 1991) | 6852 (-266 from 1991) | 0.34180 |
1991 | 46 (-1 from 1990) | 7118 (-175 from 1990) | 0.35005 |
1990 | 45 (+6 from 1989) | 7293 (+394 from 1989) | 0.35499 |
1989 | 51 (+3 from 1988) | 6899 (+456 from 1988) | 0.34630 |
1988 | 54 (-2 from 1987) | 6443 (+275 from 1987) | 0.33503 |
1987 | 52 (-1 from 1986) | 6168 (+262 from 1986) | 0.32910 |
1986 | 51 (+3 from 1985) | 5906 (+22 from 1985) | 0.32002 |
1985 | 54 (+3 from 1984) | 5884 (+578 from 1984) | 0.31869 |
1984 | 57 (-2 from 1983) | 5306 (+88 from 1983) | 0.29424 |
1983 | 55 (+1 from 1982) | 5218 (-52 from 1982) | 0.29156 |
1982 | 56 (-2 from 1981) | 5270 (+78 from 1981) | 0.29047 |
1981 | 54 (+1 from 1980) | 5192 (+155 from 1980) | 0.29030 |
1980 | 55 (+4 from 1979) | 5037 (+368 from 1979) | 0.28288 |
1979 | 59 (+6 from 1978) | 4669 (+496 from 1978) | 0.27094 |
1978 | 65 (+9 from 1977) | 4173 (+322 from 1977) | 0.25385 |
1977 | 74 (+4 from 1976) | 3851 (+266 from 1976) | 0.23410 |
1976 | 78 (+1 from 1975) | 3585 (+8 from 1975) | 0.22807 |
1975 | 79 (+3 from 1974) | 3577 (-43 from 1974) | 0.22917 |
1974 | 82 (+4 from 1973) | 3620 (+115 from 1973) | 0.23112 |
1973 | 86 No change from 1972 | 3505 (+56 from 1972) | 0.22553 |
1972 | 86 (+20 from 1971) | 3449 (-129 from 1971) | 0.21388 |
1971 | 106 (-4 from 1970) | 3578 (-220 from 1970) | 0.20415 |
1970 | 102 (-3 from 1969) | 3798 (+80 from 1969) | 0.20733 |
1969 | 99 No change from 1968 | 3718 (+149 from 1968) | 0.21092 |
1968 | 99 (-8 from 1967) | 3569 (-158 from 1967) | 0.20875 |
1967 | 91 (+4 from 1966) | 3727 (+48 from 1966) | 0.21709 |
1966 | 95 (+1 from 1965) | 3679 (-241 from 1965) | 0.20954 |
1965 | 96 (+1 from 1964) | 3920 (-372 from 1964) | 0.21451 |
1964 | 97 (+5 from 1963) | 4292 (+37 from 1963) | 0.21928 |
1963 | 102 (-2 from 1962) | 4255 (-175 from 1962) | 0.21403 |
1962 | 100 No change from 1961 | 4430 (-246 from 1961) | 0.21856 |
1961 | 100 (+4 from 1960) | 4676 (+19 from 1960) | 0.22512 |
1960 | 104 (-5 from 1959) | 4657 (-222 from 1959) | 0.22392 |
1959 | 99 (+4 from 1958) | 4879 (+217 from 1958) | 0.23472 |
1958 | 103 (+2 from 1957) | 4662 (+218 from 1957) | 0.22568 |
1957 | 105 (-2 from 1956) | 4444 (+51 from 1956) | 0.21181 |
1956 | 103 (+2 from 1955) | 4393 (+304 from 1955) | 0.21330 |
1955 | 105 No change from 1954 | 4089 (+89 from 1954) | 0.20395 |
1954 | 105 (-7 from 1953) | 4000 (+163 from 1953) | 0.20092 |
1953 | 98 (+3 from 1952) | 3837 (+124 from 1952) | 0.19886 |
1952 | 101 (-7 from 1951) | 3713 (-157 from 1951) | 0.19522 |
1951 | 94 (-1 from 1950) | 3870 (+55 from 1950) | 0.20950 |
1950 | 93 (-2 from 1949) | 3815 (-82 from 1949) | 0.21694 |
1949 | 91 (-2 from 1948) | 3897 (-140 from 1948) | 0.22199 |
1948 | 89 (+3 from 1947) | 4037 (-201 from 1947) | 0.23165 |
1947 | 92 (-5 from 1946) | 4238 (+239 from 1946) | 0.23313 |
1946 | 87 (-14 from 1945) | 3999 (+393 from 1945) | 0.24794 |
1945 | 73 (+1 from 1944) | 3606 (-29 from 1944) | 0.26788 |
1944 | 74 (-10 from 1943) | 3635 (-598 from 1943) | 0.26600 |
1943 | 64 (-5 from 1942) | 4233 (-254 from 1942) | 0.29490 |
1942 | 59 (-3 from 1941) | 4487 (+55 from 1941) | 0.32270 |
1941 | 56 (-5 from 1940) | 4432 (-285 from 1940) | 0.35570 |
1940 | 51 (-8 from 1939) | 4717 (-212 from 1939) | 0.39929 |
1939 | 43 (-3 from 1938) | 4929 (-215 from 1938) | 0.43463 |
1938 | 40 (-2 from 1937) | 5144 (-306 from 1937) | 0.45065 |
1937 | 38 (-2 from 1936) | 5450 (-277 from 1936) | 0.49462 |
1936 | 36 (-2 from 1935) | 5727 (-435 from 1935) | 0.53148 |
1935 | 34 (-3 from 1934) | 6162 (-517 from 1934) | 0.56700 |
1934 | 31 (-2 from 1933) | 6679 (-394 from 1933) | 0.61709 |
1933 | 29 (-5 from 1932) | 7073 (-851 from 1932) | 0.67617 |
1932 | 24 (+1 from 1931) | 7924 (-505 from 1931) | 0.71626 |
1931 | 25 (-2 from 1930) | 8429 (-651 from 1930) | 0.76369 |
1930 | 23 (-3 from 1929) | 9080 (-670 from 1929) | 0.77843 |
1929 | 20 (-4 from 1928) | 9750 (-825 from 1928) | 0.84229 |
1928 | 16 No change from 1927 | 10575 (-641 from 1927) | 0.88454 |
1927 | 16 (-1 from 1926) | 11216 (-482 from 1926) | 0.90712 |
1926 | 15 (-2 from 1925) | 11698 (-552 from 1925) | 0.95092 |
1925 | 13 No change from 1924 | 12250 (-826 from 1924) | 0.96985 |
1924 | 13 No change from 1923 | 13076 (+211 from 1923) | 1.00921 |
1923 | 13 (-1 from 1922) | 12865 (-543 from 1922) | 1.02718 |
1922 | 12 (-1 from 1921) | 13408 (-1068 from 1921) | 1.07472 |
1921 | 11 (-1 from 1920) | 14476 (-105 from 1920) | 1.13119 |
1920 | 10 No change from 1919 | 14581 (+83 from 1919) | 1.17208 |
1919 | 10 No change from 1918 | 14498 (-1168 from 1918) | 1.23425 |
1918 | 10 (-3 from 1917) | 15666 (+506 from 1917) | 1.30294 |
1917 | 7 No change from 1916 | 15160 (-68 from 1916) | 1.34913 |
1916 | 7 No change from 1915 | 15228 (+109 from 1915) | 1.40258 |
1915 | 7 (-1 from 1914) | 15119 (+3254 from 1914) | 1.47666 |
1914 | 6 (+1 from 1913) | 11865 (+2178 from 1913) | 1.48940 |
1913 | 7 No change from 1912 | 9687 (+1101 from 1912) | 1.47913 |
1912 | 7 (-1 from 1911) | 8586 (+1833 from 1911) | 1.46340 |
1911 | 6 No change from 1910 | 6753 (+317 from 1910) | 1.52846 |
1910 | 6 No change from 1909 | 6436 (+632 from 1909) | 1.53411 |
1909 | 6 (-1 from 1908) | 5804 (-56 from 1908) | 1.57677 |
1908 | 5 (-1 from 1907) | 5860 (+285 from 1907) | 1.65289 |
1907 | 4 No change from 1906 | 5575 (+73 from 1906) | 1.65218 |
1906 | 4 No change from 1905 | 5502 (+78 from 1905) | 1.75539 |
1905 | 4 (-1 from 1904) | 5424 (+94 from 1904) | 1.75045 |
1904 | 3 No change from 1903 | 5330 (+232 from 1903) | 1.82263 |
1903 | 3 No change from 1902 | 5098 (-190 from 1902) | 1.83252 |
1902 | 3 No change from 1901 | 5288 (+365 from 1901) | 1.88635 |
1901 | 3 No change from 1900 | 4923 (-1191 from 1900) | 1.93644 |
1900 | 3 (-1 from 1899) | 6114 (+999 from 1899) | 1.92423 |
1899 | 2 No change from 1898 | 5115 (-658 from 1898) | 2.06676 |
1898 | 2 No change from 1897 | 5773 (+344 from 1897) | 2.10581 |
1897 | 2 No change from 1896 | 5429 (-431 from 1896) | 2.18669 |
1896 | 2 No change from 1895 | 5860 (-90 from 1895) | 2.32546 |
1895 | 2 No change from 1894 | 5950 (+385 from 1894) | 2.40787 |
1894 | 2 No change from 1893 | 5565 (-130 from 1893) | 2.35833 |
1893 | 2 No change from 1892 | 5695 (+153 from 1892) | 2.52850 |
1892 | 2 No change from 1891 | 5542 (+443 from 1891) | 2.46406 |
1891 | 2 No change from 1890 | 5099 (-134 from 1890) | 2.59404 |
1890 | 2 No change from 1889 | 5233 (+171 from 1889) | 2.59492 |
1889 | 2 No change from 1888 | 5062 (+80 from 1888) | 2.67522 |
1888 | 2 No change from 1887 | 4982 (+755 from 1887) | 2.62979 |
1887 | 2 No change from 1886 | 4227 (-56 from 1886) | 2.71967 |
1886 | 2 No change from 1885 | 4283 (+289 from 1885) | 2.78598 |
1885 | 2 No change from 1884 | 3994 (+134 from 1884) | 2.81373 |
1884 | 2 No change from 1883 | 3860 (+554 from 1883) | 2.80554 |
1883 | 2 No change from 1882 | 3306 (+163 from 1882) | 2.75362 |
1882 | 2 No change from 1881 | 3143 (+445 from 1881) | 2.71665 |
1881 | 2 No change from 1880 | 2698 (+94 from 1880) | 2.72925 |
1880 | 2 First SSA data recorded | 2604 First SSA data recorded | 2.66790 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Anna
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )Pennsylvania (PA)
#602021 | #562022 | #572023 |
New York (NY)
#672021 | #832022 | #762023 |
California (CA)
#1172021 | #1202022 | #1452023 |
Texas (TX)
#1042021 | #982022 | #1162023 |
Ohio (OH)
#832021 | #672022 | #892023 |
Illinois (IL)
#802021 | #802022 | #762023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#1142021 | #1062022 | #922023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#492021 | #512022 | #1072023 |
Michigan (MI)
#802021 | #1042022 | #862023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#492021 | #622022 | #732023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#712021 | #722022 | #662023 |
Missouri (MO)
#952021 | #852022 | #792023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#782021 | #902022 | #552023 |
Georgia (GA)
#572021 | #1072022 | #952023 |
Indiana (IN)
#1122021 | #992022 | #662023 |
Virginia (VA)
#722021 | #742022 | #642023 |
Maryland (MD)
#822021 | #942022 | #882023 |
Florida (FL)
#1052021 | #942022 | #1042023 |
Alabama (AL)
#512021 | #362022 | #422023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#702021 | #882022 | #1062023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#492021 | #592022 | #882023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#942021 | #882022 | #792023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#592021 | #382022 | #562023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#1062021 | #1242022 | #852023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#842021 | #1072022 | #702023 |
Washington (WA)
#1092021 | #1322022 | #862023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#672021 | #872022 | #722023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#412021 | #622022 | #282023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#792021 | #872022 | #892023 |
Iowa (IA)
#762021 | #1422022 | #612023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1182021 | #1112022 | #902023 |
Kansas (KS)
#722021 | #832022 | #1152023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#1552021 | #1242022 | #882023 |
Oregon (OR)
#1132021 | #1022022 | #1092023 |
Utah (UT)
#1482021 | #1682022 | #1152023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1302021 | #1372022 | #2452023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#972021 | #1332022 | #962023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#1502021 | #1702022 | #1482023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#522021 | #412022 | #992023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#1112021 | #1632022 | #1032023 |
Maine (ME)
#792021 | #462022 | #642023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1632021 | #1152022 | #1242023 |
Montana (MT)
#1282021 | #1312022 | #1382023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#632021 | #802022 | #1402023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#862021 | #542022 | #442023 |
Delaware (DE)
#802019 | #742022 | #472023 |
Vermont (VT)
#472021 | #632022 | #392023 |
Alaska (AK)
#682021 | #1012022 | #1102023 |
Nevada (NV)
#1902021 | #902022 | #2062023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1132019 | #802020 | #1202021 |
Wyoming (WY)
#372016 | #622017 | #652019 |
Popularity Rankings for Anna in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Ukraine (Lviv)
#22020 | #22021 | #12022 |
Popularity in Russia (Moscow)
#32022 | #22023 | #22024 |
Popularity in Estonia
#22006-2010 | #32011-2015 | #42016-2020 |
Popularity in Austria
#22020 | #32021 | #52022 |
Popularity in Hungary
#32021 | #42022 | #22023 |
Popularity in Latvia
#32010 | #52015 | #42020 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#152012 | #172014 | #72017 |
Popularity in Belgium
#92020 | #152021 | #72022 |
Popularity in France
#112020 | #72021 | #92022 |
Popularity in Iceland
#122021 | #82022 | #122023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#92021 | #162022 | #142023 |
Popularity in Italy
#122020 | #142021 | #112022 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#122020 | #112021 | #132022 |
Popularity in Slovakia
#122021 | #132022 | #152023 |
Popularity in Denmark
#132021 | #182022 | #20First half of 2023 |
Popularity in Norway
#192021 | #152022 | #192023 |
Popularity in Catalonia, Spain
#162009 | #202010 | #202011 |
Popularity in Germany
#182021 | #192022 | #202023 |
Popularity in Kazakhstan
#202001 | #212002 | #302004 |
Popularity in Ireland
#212021 | #252022 | #232023 |
Popularity in Poland
#272021 | #252022 | #292023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#432021 | #302022 | #392023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#402020 | #452021 | #512022 |
Popularity in Finland
#422010 |
Popularity in Greenland
#522019 | #472020 | #472021 |
Popularity in Canada
#542021 | #682022 | #842023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#602020 | #1302022 | #1172023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#702019 | #742020 | #852021 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#822019 | #892020 | #972021 |
Popularity in Spain
#992015 | #992016 | #942017 |
Popularity in Portugal
#972011 |
Popularity in Sweden
#1002015 | #1532022 | #1402023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1022021 | #1012022 | #1282023 |
Popularity in Argentina
#1352013 | #1312014 | #1302015 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Anna a Name for Boys or Girls?
Anna is a name for girls. It has been used predominantly for females due to its association with historical and biblical female figures, emphasizing its feminine qualities and grace.
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