Ann
#1,076 for girls in 2025, 225 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1936 · 6,666 births
- Debut · girls
- 131 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 470,261since 1880
Ann over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,076 | 225 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,135 | 213 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,073 | 231 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,098 | 227 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,103 | 224 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,105 | 221 | — | |
| 2019 | #978 | 264 | — | |
| 2018 | #982 | 269 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,009 | 257 | — | |
| 2016 | #996 | 265 | — | |
| 2015 | #897 | 307 | — | |
| 2014 | #944 | 286 | — | |
| 2013 | #912 | 280 | — | |
| 2012 | #949 | 268 | — | |
| 2011 | #992 | 256 | — | |
| 2010 | #913 | 286 | — | |
| 2009 | #930 | 287 | — | |
| 2008 | #825 | 344 | — | |
| 2007 | #782 | 368 | — | |
| 2006 | #723 | 388 | — | |
| 2005 | #640 | 435 | — | |
| 2004 | #685 | 402 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #552 | 499 | — | |
| 2002 | #521 | 525 | — | |
| 2001 | #529 | 506 | — | |
| 2000 | #493 | 546 | — | |
| 1999 | #456 | 583 | — | |
| 1998 | #464 | 555 | — | |
| 1997 | #415 | 626 | — | |
| 1996 | #400 | 663 | — | |
| 1995 | #354 | 743 | — | |
| 1994 | #341 | 784 | — | |
| 1993 | #314 | 848 | — | |
| 1992 | #295 | 946 | — | |
| 1991 | #268 | 1,025 | — | |
| 1990 | #250 | 1,124 | — | |
| 1989 | #246 | 1,089 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #222 | 1,171 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #221 | 1,204 | — | |
| 1986 | #199 | 1,303 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #187 | 1,443 | — | |
| 1984 | #160 | 1,695 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #157 | 1,812 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #155 | 1,920 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #133 | 2,123 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #136 | 2,168 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #126 | 2,266 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #125 | 2,320 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #118 | 2,452 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #108 | 2,436 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #104 | 2,715 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #100 | 2,928 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #93 | 3,255 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #91 | 3,360 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #78 | 4,558 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | #62 | 5,740 | #1,743 | 25 |
| 1969 | #57 | 6,133 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #54 | 6,177 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #57 | 6,247 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1966 | #61 | 5,993 | #1,723 | 20 |
| 1965 | #59 | 6,784 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1964 | #60 | 7,758 | #1,615 | 24 |
| 1963 | #57 | 7,975 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #56 | 8,123 | #1,805 | 20 |
| 1961 | #54 | 8,216 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | #51 | 8,677 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | #44 | 8,918 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #47 | 8,856 | #1,644 | 23 |
| 1957 | #44 | 9,040 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1956 | #46 | 8,990 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #43 | 8,916 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #44 | 8,751 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #46 | 8,579 | #1,958 | 16 |
| 1952 | #45 | 8,653 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #46 | 8,423 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #45 | 7,921 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #44 | 7,870 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #44 | 8,025 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #41 | 8,894 | #1,696 | 20 |
| 1946 | #40 | 8,077 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #39 | 7,038 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #39 | 7,081 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | #37 | 7,829 | #1,461 | 23 |
| 1942 | #38 | 7,666 | #1,054 | 41 |
| 1941 | #37 | 7,121 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #35 | 7,196 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #33 | 6,551 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #32 | 6,990 | #1,199 | 30 |
| 1937 | #30 | 6,713 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1936 | #28 | 6,666 | #1,118 | 34 |
| 1935 | #30 | 6,706 | #1,295 | 27 |
| 1934 | #32 | 6,641 | #1,357 | 25 |
| 1933 | #34 | 6,209 | #1,586 | 19 |
| 1932 | #34 | 6,195 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #35 | 5,858 | #1,643 | 19 |
| 1930 | #41 | 5,531 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1929 | #46 | 5,172 | #1,793 | 18 |
| 1928 | #54 | 4,932 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | #59 | 4,782 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #55 | 4,779 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #52 | 4,935 | #1,583 | 23 |
| 1924 | #55 | 5,035 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #52 | 5,022 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #49 | 5,054 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #53 | 5,058 | #1,829 | 19 |
| 1920 | #49 | 5,041 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #49 | 4,924 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #44 | 5,613 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #44 | 5,455 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #40 | 5,343 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #43 | 4,895 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1914 | #40 | 3,888 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #46 | 2,998 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #47 | 2,666 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #53 | 1,882 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #52 | 1,842 | #928 | 12 |
| 1909 | #56 | 1,477 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #62 | 1,354 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #62 | 1,264 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #70 | 1,064 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #75 | 996 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #78 | 880 | — | |
| 1903 | #84 | 774 | — | |
| 1902 | #83 | 753 | — | |
| 1901 | #89 | 634 | — | |
| 1900 | #92 | 736 | — | |
| 1899 | #92 | 586 | — | |
| 1898 | #101 | 593 | — | |
| 1897 | #97 | 545 | — | |
| 1896 | #105 | 488 | — | |
| 1895 | #97 | 551 | — | |
| 1894 | #105 | 470 | — | |
| 1893 | #110 | 397 | — | |
| 1892 | #115 | 393 | — | |
| 1891 | #117 | 337 | — | |
| 1890 | #121 | 328 | — | |
| 1889 | #112 | 341 | — | |
| 1888 | #123 | 295 | — | |
| 1887 | #124 | 239 | — | |
| 1886 | #124 | 229 | — | |
| 1885 | #124 | 208 | — | |
| 1884 | #118 | 214 | — | |
| 1883 | #124 | 167 | — | |
| 1882 | #125 | 150 | — | |
| 1881 | #123 | 130 | — | |
| 1880 | #122 | 131 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ann was already there! It came in at #122, and was given to 131 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 170 girls a year got the name.
Where Ann is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#48 · 1 in 221
- Alaska#50 · 1 in 208
- Minnesota#63 · 1 in 285
- Iowa#65 · 1 in 286
- South Dakota#69 · 1 in 283
Best ever in a state: #7 in Rhode Island, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #48 | 131 | 1 in 221 |
| Alaska | #50 | 12 | 1 in 208 |
| Minnesota | #63 | 93 | 1 in 285 |
| Iowa | #65 | 65 | 1 in 286 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 15 | 1 in 283 |
| Nebraska | #77 | 32 | 1 in 307 |
| North Dakota | #86 | 12 | 1 in 362 |
| Michigan | #87 | 138 | 1 in 417 |
| New Hampshire | #91 | 12 | 1 in 391 |
| Delaware | #92 | 8 | 1 in 347 |
| Virginia | #94 | 67 | 1 in 416 |
| Indiana | #102 | 66 | 1 in 527 |
| Ohio | #105 | 135 | 1 in 511 |
| New York | #108 | 191 | 1 in 515 |
| Illinois | #113 | 135 | 1 in 525 |
| Maine | #113 | 11 | 1 in 538 |
| Massachusetts | #116 | 57 | 1 in 520 |
| Pennsylvania | #116 | 121 | 1 in 545 |
| Missouri | #120 | 51 | 1 in 601 |
| Rhode Island | #121 | 9 | 1 in 478 |
| Washington | #122 | 41 | 1 in 560 |
| New Mexico | #128 | 16 | 1 in 512 |
| Utah | #131 | 25 | 1 in 607 |
| New Jersey | #132 | 55 | 1 in 659 |
| Wyoming | #133 | 5 | 1 in 488 |
| District of Columbia | #135 | 11 | 1 in 503 |
| Kansas | #138 | 22 | 1 in 611 |
| Maryland | #139 | 29 | 1 in 630 |
| Connecticut | #140 | 20 | 1 in 709 |
| Hawaii | #140 | 9 | 1 in 506 |
| Montana | #140 | 8 | 1 in 549 |
| Nevada | #144 | 6 | 1 in 553 |
| Oregon | #146 | 22 | 1 in 702 |
| Arizona | #153 | 24 | 1 in 683 |
| West Virginia | #156 | 16 | 1 in 737 |
| Kentucky | #158 | 32 | 1 in 747 |
| California | #160 | 202 | 1 in 759 |
| Colorado | #160 | 23 | 1 in 752 |
| North Carolina | #165 | 41 | 1 in 789 |
| Tennessee | #173 | 33 | 1 in 844 |
| Florida | #174 | 48 | 1 in 917 |
| Texas | #174 | 121 | 1 in 854 |
| Alabama | #179 | 27 | 1 in 806 |
| Idaho | #200 | 7 | 1 in 955 |
| Mississippi | #204 | 17 | 1 in 902 |
| Georgia | #206 | 32 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Arkansas | #221 | 12 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Oklahoma | #229 | 15 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Louisiana | #246 | 24 | 1 in 1,147 |
| South Carolina | #248 | 14 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ann
- 59 spots since 2024 (#1,135 → #1,076)
- 29 spots since 2020 (#1,105 → #1,076)
- 179 spots since 2015 (#897 → #1,076)
- Biggest jump: 47 spots in 2015 (#944 → #897)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 2004 (#552 → #685)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1936 at #28 (6,666 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 37 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1899–1974
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1880–2016
- Highest: 1 in 156 girls born in 1936 were named Ann (0.64%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,143 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 18.5% of all girls named Ann (87,047) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,104 | #112 (1889) | #122 |
| 1890s | 4,688 | #92 (1899) | #106 |
| 1900s | 9,932 | #56 (1909) | #75 |
| 1910s | 39,506 | #40 (1916) | #46 |
| 1920s | 49,810 | #46 (1929) | #52 |
| 1930s | 64,060 | #28 (1936) | #33 |
| 1940s | 76,797 | #35 (1940) | #39 |
| 1950s | 87,047 | #43 (1955) | #45 |
| 1960s | 72,083 | #51 (1960) | #57 |
| 1970s | 32,030 | #62 (1970) | #101 |
| 1980s | 15,928 | #133 (1981) | #182 |
| 1990s | 7,897 | #250 (1990) | #356 |
| 2000s | 4,300 | #493 (2000) | #668 |
| 2010s | 2,738 | #897 (2015) | #957 |
| 2020s | 1,341 | #1,073 (2023) | #1,098 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ann in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 660 of them was named Ann, which outranked 98.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 182,426 of them was named Ann, which outranked 43.0% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,614Zahir10
- #3,614Zaire10
- #3,614Zalman10
- #3,857Ann9
- #3,857Abdur9
- #3,857Adewale9
- #3,857Agostino9
- #4,157Abimael8
- #4,157Adrean8
- #4,157Airrion8
Tied with 299 names at #3,857; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.