An vs Anna

Side-by-side comparison of An and Anna — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

An

Girl name · Rank #4380

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Name B

Anna

Girl name · Rank #94

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Metric An Anna
Current Rank #4380 #94
Total Births (all years) 1,357 912,251
Peak Year 2010 1918
Peak Year Births 47 15,666
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1946 1880

Births by Decade

Decade An Anna
1880ss 38,159
1890ss 55,261
1900ss 54,918
1910ss 118,998
1920ss 123,894
1930ss 66,598
1940ss 6 41,281
1950ss 36 41,700
1960ss 16 40,929
1970ss 46 37,811
1980ss 199 57,325
1990ss 246 78,591
2000ss 278 90,307
2010ss 366 51,305
2020ss 164 15,174

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year An Anna
2014 33 5,704
2015 47 5,149
2016 46 4,805
2017 30 4,574
2018 41 4,197
2019 31 3,845
2020 35 3,507
2021 24 3,078
2022 33 2,958
2023 40 2,931
2024 32 2,700

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1946–2024.

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