Unisex name · since 1946
An
1,393 babies named An in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,393
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- An is the #3997 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,393 recorded since 1946.
An has 1,393 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3997 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #5,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,997 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,393 born since 1946
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, An ranks #5,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,997 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,393 born since 1946, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,997 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,393
- born since 1946
- 2010s
- peak decade
An's 1,393 recorded births place it above 91.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How An compares
1,393 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
An's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | An | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,393 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
An's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide An's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
An popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
An popularity over time - boys
1,126 total births recorded since 1975 (An as boys' name)
An by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (366 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was An's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
An births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
199 births
- 1990s
1990s
246 births
- 2000s
2000s
278 births
- 2010s
2010s
366 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 366 births (26% of all-time use).
How An compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to An's total volume
An by state
Where An concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 388 | 27.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 110 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
388 of 1,393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with An's data
- An's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (366 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ans (388 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for An: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for An draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.