Ann

Girl Hebrew #1073 in 2023

Ann is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Ann

From Anna chiefly in reference to the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to, from Ἄννα in the New Testament, from חַנָּה, from חַנָּה. Occasionally reborrowed from languages who adopted the name from English.

Popularity of Ann

Popularity, 1880–2023

231 births in 2023

1880 2023

469,822 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1957

9,068 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.