Meaning not yet researched.
Anna: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 2,521 in 2025. Its best rank was #2 in 1899.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #2 in 1899; #107 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Anna in 2025 was a girl.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#107 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 1899, at #2.
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Anna: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 2,521 girls in 2025. Peak: #2 in 1899 · most girls in one year: 15,666 (1918).
In 2025, 2,521 US girls were named Anna, making it the 107th most common girls’ name of the year, down 13 places from #94 in 2024. That is 195 fewer than the 2,716 girls named Anna in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #2, reached in 1899. The most girls given the name in a single year was 15,666, in 1918. For comparison, it was #44 in 2015 and #93 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Anna in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 2,616 babies with the name. In all, 917,615 US babies have been given the name, 99.6% of them girls and 0.3% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 124,291 babies named Anna.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 35,157 US girls were named Anna; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 4,810. In 2025 that was about 1 in 638 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Anna ranked highest in Pennsylvania in 2025, at #61 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 18 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Ann (471,625 babies since 1880), Hannah (466,406 babies since 1880), Anne (325,954 babies since 1880) and Annette (169,795 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Ayonna, Ahna and Annett are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Ann, Anne, Annie and Nan.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Polish and Swedish. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Ayonna (1,212), Ahna (1,171), Annett (1,119), Anaia (936), Aneta (845), Aina (723), Enna (629), Anni (626), Inna (567), Auna (553), Aunna (440), Anah (435), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 5 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 141 | #61 | #30 |
| Arkansas | 37 | #68 | #38 |
| Louisiana | 50 | #69 | #29 |
| Kentucky | 54 | #69 | #25 |
| Alaska | 8 | #71 | #59 |
| Kansas | 37 | #73 | #41 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | #75 | #27 |
| Tennessee | 84 | #76 | #28 |
| Massachusetts | 69 | #76 | #28 |
| Missouri | 69 | #77 | #35 |
| South Carolina | 49 | #79 | #23 |
| New Hampshire | 14 | #82 | #33 |
| North Carolina | 112 | #85 | #30 |
| Alabama | 46 | #91 | #11 |
| Michigan | 79 | #96 | #45 |
| Georgia | 89 | #96 | #36 |
| Maine | 10 | #97 | #24 |
| Indiana | 64 | #99 | #45 |
| Washington | 61 | #101 | #55 |
| New York | 144 | #103 | #44 |
| Montana | 9 | #105 | #33 |
| Colorado | 49 | #107 | #44 |
| Virginia | 66 | #108 | #41 |
| Florida | 150 | #113 | #77 |
| Minnesota | 45 | #115 | #45 |
| New Jersey | 65 | #115 | #44 |
| Oregon | 29 | #115 | #57 |
| Illinois | 76 | #122 | #50 |
| Mississippi | 19 | #125 | #31 |
| Arizona | 50 | #125 | #105 |
| Ohio | 85 | #127 | #44 |
| Texas | 235 | #132 | #79 |
| Idaho | 14 | #144 | #56 |
| Connecticut | 21 | #144 | #57 |
| Wisconsin | 36 | #145 | #51 |
| Maryland | 33 | #146 | #55 |
| Nebraska | 14 | #161 | #53 |
| California | 192 | #162 | #84 |
| New Mexico | 8 | #183 | #153 |
| South Dakota | 6 | #190 | #47 |
| North Dakota | 5 | #199 | #36 |
| Iowa | 16 | #201 | #46 |
| Nevada | 12 | #216 | #123 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | #216 | #45 |
| Utah | 21 | #223 | #81 |
| West Virginia | 7 | #233 | #66 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,521 | #107 | — | — |
| 2024 | 2,716 | #94 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2,934 | #79 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2,962 | #83 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3,082 | #85 | 6 | #10,892 |
| 2020 | 3,511 | #68 | 5 | #12,156 |
| 2019 | 3,849 | #63 | — | — |
| 2018 | 4,198 | #54 | 5 | #12,291 |
| 2017 | 4,574 | #53 | 8 | #8,897 |
| 2016 | 4,810 | #49 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 2015 | 5,150 | #44 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2014 | 5,706 | #34 | — | — |
| 2013 | 5,398 | #35 | 7 | #9,714 |
| 2012 | 5,630 | #34 | 5 | #12,389 |
| 2011 | 5,675 | #38 | 7 | #9,670 |
| 2010 | 6,336 | #27 | 10 | #7,621 |
| 2009 | 6,818 | #28 | 10 | #7,722 |
| 2008 | 7,278 | #26 | 11 | #7,220 |
| 2007 | 7,901 | #25 | 11 | #7,126 |
| 2006 | 8,613 | #22 | 5 | #12,156 |
| 2005 | 9,113 | #22 | 19 | #4,477 |
| 2004 | 9,531 | #20 | 46 | #2,422 |
| 2003 | 9,464 | #21 | 13 | #5,577 |
| 2002 | 10,398 | #20 | 12 | #5,749 |
| 2001 | 10,596 | #19 | 9 | #6,963 |
| 2000 | 10,613 | #22 | 9 | #6,876 |
| 1999 | 9,115 | #29 | 11 | #5,674 |
| 1998 | 8,386 | #31 | 13 | #4,891 |
| 1997 | 8,342 | #33 | — | — |
| 1996 | 8,575 | #33 | 9 | #6,007 |
| 1995 | 8,570 | #31 | 14 | #4,293 |
| 1994 | 7,529 | #41 | 18 | #3,599 |
| 1993 | 6,813 | #47 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 6,853 | #49 | 6 | #7,465 |
| 1991 | 7,119 | #46 | 14 | #4,015 |
| 1990 | 7,293 | #45 | 33 | #2,172 |
| 1989 | 6,898 | #51 | 58 | #1,433 |
| 1988 | 6,444 | #54 | 28 | #2,199 |
| 1987 | 6,170 | #52 | 24 | #2,337 |
| 1986 | 5,908 | #51 | 28 | #2,059 |
| 1985 | 5,883 | #54 | 18 | #2,714 |
| 1984 | 5,306 | #57 | 22 | #2,295 |
| 1983 | 5,217 | #55 | 15 | #2,921 |
| 1982 | 5,271 | #56 | 23 | #2,209 |
| 1981 | 5,192 | #54 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1980 | 5,038 | #55 | 23 | #2,216 |
| 1979 | 4,670 | #59 | 29 | #1,868 |
| 1978 | 4,173 | #65 | 14 | #2,935 |
| 1977 | 3,851 | #74 | 19 | #2,365 |
| 1976 | 3,584 | #78 | 15 | #2,710 |
| 1975 | 3,578 | #79 | 14 | #2,758 |
| 1974 | 3,622 | #82 | 12 | #2,955 |
| 1973 | 3,507 | #86 | 12 | #2,860 |
| 1972 | 3,449 | #86 | 13 | #2,662 |
| 1971 | 3,578 | #106 | 14 | #2,563 |
| 1970 | 3,801 | #102 | 21 | #1,941 |
| 1969 | 3,720 | #99 | 12 | #2,555 |
| 1968 | 3,569 | #99 | 10 | #2,739 |
| 1967 | 3,728 | #91 | 13 | #2,244 |
| 1966 | 3,682 | #95 | 16 | #1,967 |
| 1965 | 3,920 | #96 | 13 | #2,273 |
| 1964 | 4,292 | #97 | 21 | #1,731 |
| 1963 | 4,257 | #102 | 17 | #1,958 |
| 1962 | 4,430 | #100 | 14 | #2,189 |
| 1961 | 4,678 | #100 | 19 | #1,877 |
| 1960 | 4,659 | #104 | 14 | #2,211 |
| 1959 | 4,878 | #99 | 20 | #1,807 |
| 1958 | 4,661 | #103 | 7 | #3,285 |
| 1957 | 4,442 | #105 | 11 | #2,498 |
| 1956 | 4,394 | #103 | 19 | #1,825 |
| 1955 | 4,090 | #105 | 15 | #2,051 |
| 1954 | 4,000 | #105 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 1953 | 3,837 | #98 | 11 | #2,398 |
| 1952 | 3,714 | #101 | 15 | #2,012 |
| 1951 | 3,870 | #94 | 14 | #2,055 |
| 1950 | 3,815 | #93 | 9 | #2,588 |
| 1949 | 3,897 | #91 | 15 | #1,944 |
| 1948 | 4,037 | #89 | 15 | #1,946 |
| 1947 | 4,238 | #92 | 15 | #1,993 |
| 1946 | 3,999 | #87 | 14 | #1,951 |
| 1945 | 3,607 | #73 | 12 | #2,011 |
| 1944 | 3,635 | #74 | 15 | #1,814 |
| 1943 | 4,232 | #64 | 13 | #2,075 |
| 1942 | 4,488 | #59 | 24 | #1,423 |
| 1941 | 4,432 | #56 | 14 | #1,909 |
| 1940 | 4,717 | #51 | 25 | #1,334 |
| 1939 | 4,929 | #43 | 18 | #1,578 |
| 1938 | 5,145 | #40 | 22 | #1,440 |
| 1937 | 5,449 | #39 | 18 | #1,630 |
| 1936 | 5,727 | #36 | 37 | #1,052 |
| 1935 | 6,162 | #34 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1934 | 6,680 | #31 | 25 | #1,359 |
| 1933 | 7,072 | #29 | 25 | #1,332 |
| 1932 | 7,924 | #24 | 38 | #1,090 |
| 1931 | 8,429 | #25 | 33 | #1,194 |
| 1930 | 9,081 | #23 | 52 | #928 |
| 1929 | 9,751 | #20 | 42 | #1,055 |
| 1928 | 10,575 | #16 | 51 | #951 |
| 1927 | 11,215 | #16 | 49 | #1,001 |
| 1926 | 11,698 | #15 | 48 | #993 |
| 1925 | 12,250 | #13 | 34 | #1,226 |
| 1924 | 13,076 | #13 | 32 | #1,289 |
| 1923 | 12,865 | #13 | 38 | #1,157 |
| 1922 | 13,408 | #12 | 41 | #1,110 |
| 1921 | 14,476 | #11 | 28 | #1,414 |
| 1920 | 14,581 | #10 | 33 | #1,252 |
| 1919 | 14,498 | #10 | 42 | #1,047 |
| 1918 | 15,666 | #10 | 31 | #1,257 |
| 1917 | 15,160 | #7 | 33 | #1,176 |
| 1916 | 15,228 | #7 | 35 | #1,097 |
| 1915 | 15,119 | #7 | 31 | #1,159 |
| 1914 | 11,865 | #6 | 40 | #855 |
| 1913 | 9,687 | #7 | 31 | #873 |
| 1912 | 8,586 | #7 | 29 | #816 |
| 1911 | 6,753 | #6 | 20 | #708 |
| 1910 | 6,436 | #6 | 21 | #636 |
| 1909 | 5,804 | #6 | 24 | #531 |
| 1908 | 5,860 | #5 | 10 | #882 |
| 1907 | 5,575 | #4 | 20 | #541 |
| 1906 | 5,502 | #4 | 13 | #675 |
| 1905 | 5,424 | #4 | 21 | #491 |
| 1904 | 5,330 | #3 | 16 | #566 |
| 1903 | 5,098 | #3 | 18 | #506 |
| 1902 | 5,288 | #3 | 16 | #536 |
| 1901 | 4,923 | #3 | 18 | #454 |
| 1900 | 6,114 | #3 | 25 | #455 |
| 1899 | 5,115 | #2 | 23 | #384 |
| 1898 | 5,773 | #2 | 31 | #346 |
| 1897 | 5,429 | #2 | 19 | #441 |
| 1896 | 5,860 | #2 | 17 | #502 |
| 1895 | 5,950 | #2 | 18 | #478 |
| 1894 | 5,565 | #2 | 20 | #421 |
| 1893 | 5,695 | #2 | 17 | #449 |
| 1892 | 5,542 | #2 | 20 | #423 |
| 1891 | 5,099 | #2 | 15 | #456 |
| 1890 | 5,233 | #2 | 20 | #405 |
| 1889 | 5,062 | #2 | 23 | #371 |
| 1888 | 4,982 | #2 | 26 | #360 |
| 1887 | 4,227 | #2 | 13 | #489 |
| 1886 | 4,283 | #2 | 15 | #472 |
| 1885 | 3,994 | #2 | 20 | #399 |
| 1884 | 3,860 | #2 | 20 | #400 |
| 1883 | 3,306 | #2 | 16 | #448 |
| 1882 | 3,143 | #2 | — | — |
| 1881 | 2,698 | #2 | 16 | #431 |
| 1880 | 2,604 | #2 | 12 | #529 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).