Ann

“Grace; favor” — Hebrew via Latin origin

Girl's name · #1076 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Ann has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #28 (1936) · 470,261 babies named Ann all-time · 1 in 7,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,600 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Anns

Ann Radcliffe — English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764–1823)
Ann Coulter — American author, political commentator
Ann Blyth — American actress (1927–2026)
Ann Linde — Swedish politician
Ann Sheridan — American actress (1915-1967)

In stories & tradition

Ann (Daphne Blake) — Scooby-Doo · Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Ann (Iris West) — Showcase · The Flash
Ann Ewing — fictional human

What Anns become

Among 2,369 notable people named Ann:

Artists & writers appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ann Radcliffe, English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764–1823).

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