Girls' name · since 1880
Anne
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 325,128 babies named Anne, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #619 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 325,128
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Anne currently ranks #619 among girls' names in America, with 325,128 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anne has been recorded 325,128 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #619 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #121 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #619 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 325,128 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anne ranks #121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #619 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 325,128 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #619 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 325,128
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Anne's 325,128 recorded births place it above 99.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Anne compares
325,128 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Anne's all-time total is 865x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325,128 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,745 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anne's full recorded timeline at 1953, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 131 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 5,745 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 5,745
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Anne popularity over time - boys
826 total births recorded since 1900 (Anne as boys' name)
Anne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (52,404 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Anne's strongest decade.
52,404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Anne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,126
1880s
2,126 births
- 1890s 4,231
1890s
4,231 births
- 1900s 7,615
1900s
7,615 births
- 1910s
1910s
33,478 births
- 1920s
1920s
34,511 births
- 1930s
1930s
28,621 births
- 1940s
1940s
36,146 births
- 1950s
1950s
52,404 births
- 1960s
1960s
47,774 births
- 1970s
1970s
25,602 births
- 1980s
1980s
22,115 births
- 1990s 14,472
1990s
14,472 births
- 2000s 7,806
2000s
7,806 births
- 2010s 5,291
2010s
5,291 births
- 2020s 2,936
2020s
2,936 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 52,404 births (16% of all-time use).
How Anne 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 Anne's total volume
Anne by state
Where Anne concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 47,098 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 27,682 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 20,365 | 6.3% |
| #4 | California | | 18,883 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17,731 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 14,774 | 4.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 13,898 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 13,606 | 4.2% |
47,098 of 325,128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Anne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anne's data
- Anne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (52,404 total births); usage has since declined to 2,936 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Annes (47,098 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Anne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Anne 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.