Anna

“Grace; favor” — Hebrew via Latin origin

Girl's name · #107 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Anna has held steady since 1880, standing at #107 in 2025. Sixty straight years of records barely move it — one of the steadiest names in American use. Together with its spelling variant Ana (#245), Anna would rank around #60 with about 3,800 births last year — the newborns split about 66/34 between Anna and Ana. Popular twin pairings with Anna include Emma for a girl, and William for a boy.

Around the world: #4 in Czechia (2025) · #6 in Austria (2025) · #6 in Hungary (2025) · #8 in Belgium (2025) · #11 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Annas

Anna Netrebko — Russian and Austrian operatic soprano
Anna Akhmatova — Russian poet (1889–1966)
Anna Politkovskaya — Russian journalist (1958–2006)
Anna Rita Del Piano — Italian actress and theater director
Anna Pavlova — Russian ballet dancer (1881–1931)

In stories & tradition

Anna — Luke 2 · Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Anna Perenna — Roman deity
Anna Williams — Tekken · Tekken 2

What Annas become

Among 17,113 notable people named Anna:

Medical professionals appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Anna Kingsford, English physician and social reformer (1846–1888).

Similar names: Ana · Julia · Annie · Diana · Eva · Anne

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