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Anna

“Grace; favor” — Hebrew via Latin origin

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

Anna has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #2 (1880) · 914,859 babies named Anna all-time · 1 in 640 girls born in 2025.

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 17,109 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).

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