Anna
#107 for girls in 2025, 2,521 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #10,799
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1895 · 5,950 births
- Debut · girls
- 2,604 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 135 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 914,859since 1880
Anna over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #107 | 2,521 | — | |
| 2024 | #94 | 2,716 | — | |
| 2023 | #79 | 2,934 | — | |
| 2022 | #83 | 2,962 | — | |
| 2021 | #85 | 3,082 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #68 | 3,511 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #63 | 3,849 | — | |
| 2018 | #54 | 4,198 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #53 | 4,574 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #49 | 4,810 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #44 | 5,150 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #34 | 5,706 | — | |
| 2013 | #35 | 5,398 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #34 | 5,630 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #38 | 5,675 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #27 | 6,336 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2009 | #28 | 6,818 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #26 | 7,278 | #7,187 | 11 |
| 2007 | #25 | 7,901 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #22 | 8,613 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #22 | 9,113 | #4,464 | 19 |
| 2004 | #20 | 9,531 | #2,419 | 46 |
| 2003 | #21 | 9,464 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2002 | #20 | 10,398 | #5,725 | 12 |
| 2001 | #19 | 10,596 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #22 | 10,613 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #29 | 9,115 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #31 | 8,386 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #33 | 8,342 | — | |
| 1996 | #33 | 8,575 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #31 | 8,570 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #41 | 7,529 | #3,596 | 18 |
| 1993 | #47 | 6,813 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #49 | 6,853 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #46 | 7,119 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #45 | 7,293 | #2,170 | 33 |
| 1989 | #51 | 6,898 | #1,433 | 58 |
| 1988 | #54 | 6,444 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1987 | #52 | 6,170 | #2,333 | 24 |
| 1986 | #51 | 5,908 | #2,057 | 28 |
| 1985 | #54 | 5,883 | #2,710 | 18 |
| 1984 | #57 | 5,306 | #2,292 | 22 |
| 1983 | #55 | 5,217 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #56 | 5,271 | #2,207 | 23 |
| 1981 | #54 | 5,192 | #2,138 | 24 |
| 1980 | #55 | 5,038 | #2,213 | 23 |
| 1979 | #59 | 4,670 | #1,867 | 29 |
| 1978 | #65 | 4,173 | #2,929 | 14 |
| 1977 | #74 | 3,851 | #2,361 | 19 |
| 1976 | #78 | 3,584 | #2,709 | 15 |
| 1975 | #79 | 3,578 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #82 | 3,622 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #86 | 3,507 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #86 | 3,449 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #106 | 3,578 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #102 | 3,801 | #1,939 | 21 |
| 1969 | #99 | 3,720 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #99 | 3,569 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #91 | 3,728 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #95 | 3,682 | #1,963 | 16 |
| 1965 | #96 | 3,920 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #97 | 4,292 | #1,729 | 21 |
| 1963 | #102 | 4,257 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #100 | 4,430 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #100 | 4,678 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #104 | 4,659 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #99 | 4,878 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #103 | 4,661 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #105 | 4,442 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #103 | 4,394 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #105 | 4,090 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #105 | 4,000 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #98 | 3,837 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #101 | 3,714 | #2,010 | 15 |
| 1951 | #94 | 3,870 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #93 | 3,815 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #91 | 3,897 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #89 | 4,037 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #92 | 4,238 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1946 | #87 | 3,999 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #73 | 3,607 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #74 | 3,635 | #1,810 | 15 |
| 1943 | #64 | 4,232 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #59 | 4,488 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #56 | 4,432 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #51 | 4,717 | #1,334 | 25 |
| 1939 | #43 | 4,929 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | #40 | 5,145 | #1,439 | 22 |
| 1937 | #39 | 5,449 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #36 | 5,727 | #1,051 | 37 |
| 1935 | #34 | 6,162 | #1,226 | 30 |
| 1934 | #31 | 6,680 | #1,357 | 25 |
| 1933 | #29 | 7,072 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #24 | 7,924 | #1,090 | 38 |
| 1931 | #25 | 8,429 | #1,194 | 33 |
| 1930 | #23 | 9,081 | #928 | 52 |
| 1929 | #20 | 9,751 | #1,055 | 42 |
| 1928 | #16 | 10,575 | #950 | 51 |
| 1927 | #16 | 11,215 | #1,001 | 49 |
| 1926 | #15 | 11,698 | #992 | 48 |
| 1925 | #13 | 12,250 | #1,225 | 34 |
| 1924 | #13 | 13,076 | #1,287 | 32 |
| 1923 | #13 | 12,865 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1922 | #12 | 13,408 | #1,107 | 41 |
| 1921 | #11 | 14,476 | #1,412 | 28 |
| 1920 | #10 | 14,581 | #1,252 | 33 |
| 1919 | #10 | 14,498 | #1,047 | 42 |
| 1918 | #10 | 15,666 | #1,256 | 31 |
| 1917 | #7 | 15,160 | #1,175 | 33 |
| 1916 | #7 | 15,228 | #1,096 | 35 |
| 1915 | #7 | 15,119 | #1,159 | 31 |
| 1914 | #6 | 11,865 | #855 | 40 |
| 1913 | #7 | 9,687 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | #7 | 8,586 | #816 | 29 |
| 1911 | #6 | 6,753 | #707 | 20 |
| 1910 | #6 | 6,436 | #634 | 21 |
| 1909 | #6 | 5,804 | #530 | 24 |
| 1908 | #5 | 5,860 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #4 | 5,575 | #540 | 20 |
| 1906 | #4 | 5,502 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #4 | 5,424 | #491 | 21 |
| 1904 | #3 | 5,330 | #566 | 16 |
| 1903 | #3 | 5,098 | #505 | 18 |
| 1902 | #3 | 5,288 | #536 | 16 |
| 1901 | #3 | 4,923 | #453 | 18 |
| 1900 | #3 | 6,114 | #455 | 25 |
| 1899 | #2 | 5,115 | #384 | 23 |
| 1898 | #2 | 5,773 | #345 | 31 |
| 1897 | #2 | 5,429 | #438 | 19 |
| 1896 | #2 | 5,860 | #500 | 17 |
| 1895 | #2 | 5,950 | #476 | 18 |
| 1894 | #2 | 5,565 | #419 | 20 |
| 1893 | #2 | 5,695 | #448 | 17 |
| 1892 | #2 | 5,542 | #422 | 20 |
| 1891 | #2 | 5,099 | #456 | 15 |
| 1890 | #2 | 5,233 | #405 | 20 |
| 1889 | #2 | 5,062 | #369 | 23 |
| 1888 | #2 | 4,982 | #359 | 26 |
| 1887 | #2 | 4,227 | #488 | 13 |
| 1886 | #2 | 4,283 | #470 | 15 |
| 1885 | #2 | 3,994 | #399 | 20 |
| 1884 | #2 | 3,860 | #399 | 20 |
| 1883 | #2 | 3,306 | #448 | 16 |
| 1882 | #2 | 3,143 | — | |
| 1881 | #2 | 2,698 | #431 | 16 |
| 1880 | #2 | 2,604 | #526 | 12 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Anna was already there! It came in at #2, and was given to 2,604 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 3,600 girls a year got the name.
Where Anna is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#9 · 1 in 66
- Alaska#17 · 1 in 53
- West Virginia#20 · 1 in 98
- Pennsylvania#31 · 1 in 134
- Maryland#32 · 1 in 137
Best ever in a state: #2 in Kentucky, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #9 | 435 | 1 in 66 |
| Alaska | #17 | 7 | 1 in 53 |
| West Virginia | #20 | 193 | 1 in 98 |
| Pennsylvania | #31 | 561 | 1 in 134 |
| Maryland | #32 | 95 | 1 in 137 |
| Tennessee | #33 | 184 | 1 in 153 |
| Delaware | #35 | 13 | 1 in 123 |
| Arkansas | #37 | 108 | 1 in 177 |
| Virginia | #39 | 141 | 1 in 175 |
| Louisiana | #40 | 127 | 1 in 184 |
| New Jersey | #40 | 173 | 1 in 149 |
| Missouri | #41 | 159 | 1 in 176 |
| Oklahoma | #42 | 108 | 1 in 187 |
| Arizona | #47 | 26 | 1 in 186 |
| Indiana | #50 | 122 | 1 in 220 |
| Rhode Island | #51 | 27 | 1 in 168 |
| New York | #54 | 435 | 1 in 206 |
| South Carolina | #54 | 100 | 1 in 219 |
| Utah | #56 | 23 | 1 in 218 |
| Colorado | #58 | 38 | 1 in 239 |
| Texas | #58 | 208 | 1 in 289 |
| Ohio | #61 | 202 | 1 in 261 |
| Kansas | #63 | 47 | 1 in 262 |
| Idaho | #68 | 16 | 1 in 267 |
| Illinois | #70 | 178 | 1 in 316 |
| Connecticut | #73 | 40 | 1 in 266 |
| New Mexico | #73 | 23 | 1 in 255 |
| Montana | #75 | 15 | 1 in 285 |
| North Carolina | #75 | 120 | 1 in 314 |
| Vermont | #75 | 10 | 1 in 252 |
| Massachusetts | #76 | 98 | 1 in 300 |
| North Dakota | #81 | 17 | 1 in 313 |
| Washington | #82 | 33 | 1 in 350 |
| Iowa | #83 | 47 | 1 in 420 |
| Nebraska | #91 | 20 | 1 in 462 |
| Wisconsin | #94 | 48 | 1 in 504 |
| Michigan | #96 | 91 | 1 in 481 |
| Oregon | #97 | 18 | 1 in 396 |
| District of Columbia | #99 | 16 | 1 in 383 |
| Georgia | #99 | 80 | 1 in 397 |
| Florida | #109 | 35 | 1 in 424 |
| California | #111 | 99 | 1 in 504 |
| Maine | #111 | 13 | 1 in 473 |
| Alabama | #113 | 62 | 1 in 476 |
| Mississippi | #118 | 52 | 1 in 435 |
| Minnesota | #133 | 30 | 1 in 757 |
| South Dakota | #139 | 7 | 1 in 674 |
| Hawaii | #175 | 5 | 1 in 675 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Anna
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 13 spots since 2024 (#94 → #107)
- 39 spots since 2020 (#68 → #107)
- 63 spots since 2015 (#44 → #107)
- Biggest jump: 20 spots in 1972 (#106 → #86)
- Biggest drop: 17 spots in 2021 (#68 → #85)
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1895 at #2 (5,950 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 127 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 41 yrs
- Top 10: 41 yrs · run 1880–1920
- Top 100: 135 yrs · run 1880–1951
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 33
- Highest: 1 in 33 girls born in 1885 were named Anna (3.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 638 girls born in 2025 (0.16%)
- Its best rank, #2 in 1895, was only 1 in 39 (2.5%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 13.5% of all girls named Anna (123,895) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #2 (1895) → #106 (1971) → #19 (2001)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38,159 | #2 (1889) | #2 |
| 1890s | 55,261 | #2 (1895) | #2 |
| 1900s | 54,918 | #3 (1900) | #4 |
| 1910s | 118,998 | #6 (1914) | #7 |
| 1920s | 123,895 | #10 (1920) | #14 |
| 1930s | 66,598 | #23 (1930) | #32 |
| 1940s | 41,282 | #51 (1940) | #74 |
| 1950s | 41,701 | #93 (1950) | #101 |
| 1960s | 40,935 | #91 (1967) | #98 |
| 1970s | 37,813 | #59 (1979) | #82 |
| 1980s | 57,327 | #51 (1989) | #54 |
| 1990s | 78,595 | #29 (1999) | #39 |
| 2000s | 90,325 | #19 (2001) | #23 |
| 2010s | 51,326 | #27 (2010) | #43 |
| 2020s | 17,726 | #68 (2020) | #86 |
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.
Anna in 1940
girls
#51
4,717 births · 1 in 242 girls
boys
#1,334
25 births · 1 in 46,367 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 242 of them was named Anna, which outranked 99.0% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Anna
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 46,367 of them was named Anna, which outranked 66.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Anna
- #1,311Sid26
- #1,311Sol26
- #1,311Wallis26
- #1,334Anna25
- #1,334Augustin25
- #1,334Baldemar25
- #1,334Burnett25
- #1,368Abram24
- #1,368Adelbert24
- #1,368Arnie24
Tied with 33 names at #1,334; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.