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

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Peak · girls
1936 · 6,666 births
Debut · girls
131 births
In top 100 · girls
78 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
470,261
since 1880

Ann over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #28, 1936girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,076225—
2024#1,135213—
2023#1,073231—
2022#1,098227—
2021#1,103224—
2020#1,105221—
2019#978264—
2018#982269—
2017#1,009257—
2016#996265—
2015#897307—
2014#944286—
2013#912280—
2012#949268—
2011#992256—
2010#913286—
2009#930287—
2008#825344—
2007#782368—
2006#723388—
2005#640435—
2004#685402#9,9486
2003#552499—
2002#521525—
2001#529506—
2000#493546—
1999#456583—
1998#464555—
1997#415626—
1996#400663—
1995#354743—
1994#341784—
1993#314848—
1992#295946—
1991#2681,025—
1990#2501,124—
1989#2461,089#5,6158
1988#2221,171#6,4266
1987#2211,204—
1986#1991,303#4,8538
1985#1871,443—
1984#1601,695#5,5616
1983#1571,812#3,41112
1982#1551,920#4,2349
1981#1332,123#3,60111
1980#1362,168#4,9407
1979#1262,266#3,81010
1978#1252,320#3,8579
1977#1182,452#4,1648
1976#1082,436#2,82614
1975#1042,715#3,24611
1974#1002,928#3,12011
1973#933,255#2,71613
1972#913,360#2,41815
1971#784,558#2,05220
1970#625,740#1,74325
1969#576,133#2,13016
1968#546,177#2,73510
1967#576,247#1,54025
1966#615,993#1,72320
1965#596,784#1,48327
1964#607,758#1,61524
1963#577,975#1,83919
1962#568,123#1,80520
1961#548,216#1,73122
1960#518,677#1,61925
1959#448,918#2,29513
1958#478,856#1,64423
1957#449,040#1,48728
1956#468,990#1,82119
1955#438,916#1,61123
1954#448,751#1,82618
1953#468,579#1,95816
1952#458,653#1,80418
1951#468,423#2,13513
1950#457,921#2,43810
1949#447,870#1,94115
1948#448,025#1,70319
1947#418,894#1,69620
1946#408,077#2,14312
1945#397,038#1,40622
1944#397,081#1,57419
1943#377,829#1,46123
1942#387,666#1,05441
1941#377,121#1,44622
1940#357,196#1,39723
1939#336,551#1,39023
1938#326,990#1,19930
1937#306,713#1,26528
1936#286,666#1,11834
1935#306,706#1,29527
1934#326,641#1,35725
1933#346,209#1,58619
1932#346,195#1,58420
1931#355,858#1,64319
1930#415,531#1,42826
1929#465,172#1,79318
1928#544,932#1,52224
1927#594,782#2,19314
1926#554,779#4,2015
1925#524,935#1,58323
1924#555,035#2,22914
1923#525,022#2,44612
1922#495,054#1,69521
1921#535,058#1,82919
1920#495,041#2,13115
1919#494,924#3,1158
1918#445,613#2,26013
1917#445,455#2,09114
1916#405,343#2,25912
1915#434,895#2,18412
1914#403,888#2,2719
1913#462,998#2,2737
1912#472,666#1,7469
1911#531,882#1,03811
1910#521,842#92812
1909#561,477#1,4405
1908#621,354#1,3735
1907#621,264#1,2006
1906#701,064#1,2535
1905#75996#1,0916
1904#78880—
1903#84774—
1902#83753—
1901#89634—
1900#92736—
1899#92586—
1898#101593—
1897#97545—
1896#105488—
1895#97551—
1894#105470—
1893#110397—
1892#115393—
1891#117337—
1890#121328—
1889#112341—
1888#123295—
1887#124239—
1886#124229—
1885#124208—
1884#118214—
1883#124167—
1882#125150—
1881#123130—
1880#122131—
First appearance
1880

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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #203 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsNHWashington: #230 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedIDMontana: #133 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 555 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #172 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 852 girlsNDMinnesota: #110 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 565 girlsMNIllinois: #150 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 876 girlsILWisconsin: #107 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 503 girlsWIMichigan: #175 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsMINew York: #220 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsNYMassachusetts: #188 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedRIOregon: #142 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 731 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedSDIowa: #114 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 614 girlsIAIndiana: #171 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsOHPennsylvania: #207 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsPANew Jersey: #236 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,500 girlsNJConnecticut: #139 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 722 girlsCTCalifornia: #304 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsCAUtah: #353 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsUTColorado: #255 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,455 girlsCONebraska: #110 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 529 girlsNEMissouri: #205 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,208 girlsMOKentucky: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,233 girlsKYWest Virginia: #209 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsWVVirginia: #158 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 937 girlsVAMaryland: #147 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 817 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedDEArizona: #362 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,129 girlsAZNew Mexico: #324 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsNMKansas: #196 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsKSArkansas: #249 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsARTennessee: #170 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #219 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,368 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #199 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #217 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 941 girlsDCOklahoma: #318 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsOKLouisiana: #184 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsLAMississippi: #193 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 982 girlsMSAlabama: #240 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsALGeorgia: #254 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,507 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ann, so not publishedHITexas: #230 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsTXFlorida: #239 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,510 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#107 · 1 in 503
  2. Nebraska#110 · 1 in 529
  3. Minnesota#110 · 1 in 565
  4. Iowa#114 · 1 in 614
  5. Montana#133 · 1 in 555

Best ever in a state: #7 in Rhode Island, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#107591 in 503
Minnesota#110491 in 565
Nebraska#110181 in 529
Iowa#114261 in 614
Montana#13371 in 555
Connecticut#139241 in 722
Oregon#142211 in 731
Maryland#147301 in 817
Illinois#150811 in 876
Virginia#158361 in 937
Tennessee#170271 in 1,020
Indiana#171321 in 1,027
Ohio#171651 in 1,045
North Dakota#17251 in 852
Michigan#175551 in 1,028
Louisiana#184281 in 1,007
Massachusetts#188311 in 1,132
Mississippi#193141 in 982
Kansas#196131 in 1,115
South Carolina#199161 in 1,107
New Hampshire#20351 in 1,199
Missouri#205261 in 1,208
Pennsylvania#207521 in 1,322
West Virginia#20981 in 1,181
Kentucky#212171 in 1,233
District of Columbia#21761 in 941
North Carolina#219261 in 1,368
New York#220831 in 1,307
Texas#230991 in 1,330
Washington#230221 in 1,236
New Jersey#236281 in 1,500
Florida#239441 in 1,510
Alabama#240151 in 1,423
Arkansas#24981 in 1,552
Georgia#254251 in 1,507
Colorado#255151 in 1,455
California#3041241 in 1,675
Oklahoma#318101 in 1,878
New Mexico#32461 in 1,579
Utah#35371 in 1,996
Arizona#362111 in 2,129
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1936 at #28 (6,666 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 37 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 78 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1899–1974
  • Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1880–2016
Share of babies · girls
1 in 156
  • Highest: 1 in 156 girls born in 1936 were named Ann (0.64%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,143 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 18.5% of all girls named Ann (87,047) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,104#112 (1889)#122
1890s4,688#92 (1899)#106
1900s9,932#56 (1909)#75
1910s39,506#40 (1916)#46
1920s49,810#46 (1929)#52
1930s64,060#28 (1936)#33
1940s76,797#35 (1940)#39
1950s87,047#43 (1955)#45
1960s72,083#51 (1960)#57
1970s32,030#62 (1970)#101
1980s15,928#133 (1981)#182
1990s7,897#250 (1990)#356
2000s4,300#493 (2000)#668
2010s2,738#897 (2015)#957
2020s1,341#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 1986

girls
#199
1,303 births · 1 in 1,317 girls
boys
#4,853
8 births · 1 in 230,189 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #199Ann1,303

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #4,853Ann8
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,317 of them was named Ann, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ann
  1. #196Adrienne1,321
  2. #197Aimee1,318
  3. #198Claire1,307
  4. #199Ann1,303
  5. #200Tasha1,302
  6. #201Tonya1,298
  7. #202Deborah1,287
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 230,189 of them was named Ann, which outranked 38.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ann
  1. #4,457Zedrick9
  2. #4,457Zephaniah9
  3. #4,457Ziyad9
  4. #4,853Ann8
  5. #4,853Abdel8
  6. #4,853Abelino8
  7. #4,853Abimael8
  8. #5,332Aaren7
  9. #5,332Abdurrahman7
  10. #5,332Abed7

Tied with 478 names at #4,853; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →