Anne
#619 for girls in 2025, 472 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #8,868
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1915 · 4,333 births
- Debut · girls
- 136 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 66 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 325,128since 1880
Anne 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 | #619 | 472 | — | |
| 2024 | #647 | 453 | — | |
| 2023 | #582 | 515 | — | |
| 2022 | #573 | 522 | — | |
| 2021 | #588 | 511 | — | |
| 2020 | #626 | 463 | — | |
| 2019 | #573 | 531 | — | |
| 2018 | #601 | 506 | — | |
| 2017 | #578 | 522 | — | |
| 2016 | #554 | 562 | — | |
| 2015 | #565 | 543 | — | |
| 2014 | #554 | 559 | — | |
| 2013 | #520 | 572 | — | |
| 2012 | #560 | 526 | — | |
| 2011 | #593 | 486 | — | |
| 2010 | #609 | 484 | — | |
| 2009 | #542 | 557 | — | |
| 2008 | #497 | 634 | — | |
| 2007 | #519 | 608 | — | |
| 2006 | #457 | 689 | — | |
| 2005 | #435 | 710 | — | |
| 2004 | #398 | 766 | — | |
| 2003 | #381 | 796 | — | |
| 2002 | #325 | 941 | — | |
| 2001 | #311 | 1,024 | — | |
| 2000 | #298 | 1,081 | — | |
| 1999 | #288 | 1,083 | — | |
| 1998 | #275 | 1,134 | — | |
| 1997 | #221 | 1,347 | — | |
| 1996 | #219 | 1,324 | — | |
| 1995 | #208 | 1,385 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #204 | 1,432 | — | |
| 1993 | #199 | 1,483 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #182 | 1,684 | — | |
| 1991 | #178 | 1,674 | — | |
| 1990 | #155 | 1,926 | #4,993 | 10 |
| 1989 | #153 | 1,880 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #153 | 1,853 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #147 | 1,868 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #151 | 1,918 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #146 | 2,019 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #127 | 2,237 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #130 | 2,304 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #122 | 2,447 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #105 | 2,809 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #112 | 2,780 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #115 | 2,734 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #119 | 2,467 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #123 | 2,355 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #124 | 2,220 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #124 | 2,287 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #120 | 2,461 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #122 | 2,453 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #134 | 2,265 | #2,819 | 12 |
| 1971 | #122 | 2,919 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #112 | 3,441 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1969 | #101 | 3,708 | #1,977 | 18 |
| 1968 | #88 | 3,914 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #84 | 4,102 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #83 | 4,151 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #77 | 4,726 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #76 | 5,411 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1963 | #80 | 5,330 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #83 | 5,272 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #90 | 5,524 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #88 | 5,636 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #82 | 5,745 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #87 | 5,456 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1957 | #86 | 5,486 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #86 | 5,356 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #84 | 5,218 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #80 | 5,298 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #80 | 5,256 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #79 | 5,257 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #82 | 4,873 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #84 | 4,459 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #86 | 4,052 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #87 | 4,122 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #94 | 4,187 | — | |
| 1946 | #81 | 4,115 | — | |
| 1945 | #81 | 3,407 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #86 | 3,209 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #80 | 3,535 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #76 | 3,526 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #82 | 3,096 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #84 | 2,897 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #85 | 2,769 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #84 | 2,887 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #92 | 2,725 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #89 | 2,756 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #84 | 2,892 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #88 | 2,786 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #85 | 2,767 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #81 | 2,969 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #80 | 2,979 | #1,843 | 16 |
| 1930 | #83 | 3,091 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1929 | #91 | 2,881 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #93 | 2,824 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #92 | 2,928 | #2,298 | 13 |
| 1926 | #86 | 3,109 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #85 | 3,320 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #79 | 3,627 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #71 | 3,727 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #66 | 3,974 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #70 | 4,007 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #65 | 4,114 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #63 | 3,975 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #54 | 4,567 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #53 | 4,603 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #53 | 4,571 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #52 | 4,333 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #53 | 3,365 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #57 | 2,684 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #58 | 2,369 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #64 | 1,598 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #67 | 1,413 | — | |
| 1909 | #76 | 1,110 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #75 | 1,088 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #79 | 980 | — | |
| 1906 | #85 | 835 | — | |
| 1905 | #98 | 708 | — | |
| 1904 | #97 | 631 | — | |
| 1903 | #100 | 581 | — | |
| 1902 | #106 | 564 | — | |
| 1901 | #104 | 504 | — | |
| 1900 | #108 | 614 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #106 | 476 | — | |
| 1898 | #109 | 496 | — | |
| 1897 | #108 | 479 | — | |
| 1896 | #114 | 423 | — | |
| 1895 | #108 | 462 | — | |
| 1894 | #110 | 427 | — | |
| 1893 | #109 | 400 | — | |
| 1892 | #109 | 407 | — | |
| 1891 | #115 | 342 | — | |
| 1890 | #123 | 319 | — | |
| 1889 | #125 | 311 | — | |
| 1888 | #126 | 292 | — | |
| 1887 | #121 | 249 | — | |
| 1886 | #132 | 211 | — | |
| 1885 | #125 | 203 | — | |
| 1884 | #110 | 242 | — | |
| 1883 | #116 | 183 | — | |
| 1882 | #123 | 168 | — | |
| 1881 | #122 | 131 | — | |
| 1880 | #120 | 136 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Anne was already there! It came in at #120, and was given to 136 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 190 girls a year got the name.
Where Anne is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Massachusetts#24 · 1 in 105
- District of Columbia#26 · 1 in 116
- Connecticut#31 · 1 in 125
- New York#37 · 1 in 145
- Rhode Island#39 · 1 in 127
Best ever in a state: #13 in Delaware, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #24 | 268 | 1 in 105 |
| District of Columbia | #26 | 43 | 1 in 116 |
| Connecticut | #31 | 79 | 1 in 125 |
| New York | #37 | 592 | 1 in 145 |
| Rhode Island | #39 | 34 | 1 in 127 |
| Delaware | #47 | 9 | 1 in 168 |
| New Jersey | #50 | 125 | 1 in 198 |
| Virginia | #56 | 101 | 1 in 236 |
| Maine | #58 | 31 | 1 in 201 |
| New Hampshire | #58 | 18 | 1 in 171 |
| Vermont | #61 | 12 | 1 in 196 |
| Pennsylvania | #67 | 297 | 1 in 250 |
| Maryland | #69 | 47 | 1 in 265 |
| California | #89 | 115 | 1 in 387 |
| Utah | #89 | 13 | 1 in 368 |
| Tennessee | #91 | 64 | 1 in 424 |
| Washington | #92 | 27 | 1 in 406 |
| Georgia | #97 | 81 | 1 in 380 |
| Ohio | #101 | 104 | 1 in 491 |
| Oregon | #102 | 14 | 1 in 448 |
| South Carolina | #103 | 50 | 1 in 410 |
| Illinois | #107 | 112 | 1 in 493 |
| Florida | #110 | 31 | 1 in 438 |
| Michigan | #110 | 72 | 1 in 587 |
| Wisconsin | #110 | 38 | 1 in 628 |
| Hawaii | #112 | 8 | 1 in 378 |
| Montana | #127 | 8 | 1 in 488 |
| Iowa | #128 | 27 | 1 in 700 |
| Indiana | #129 | 33 | 1 in 790 |
| North Carolina | #129 | 71 | 1 in 521 |
| Minnesota | #137 | 25 | 1 in 840 |
| Kentucky | #139 | 42 | 1 in 672 |
| Alabama | #147 | 44 | 1 in 666 |
| Arkansas | #164 | 26 | 1 in 720 |
| West Virginia | #165 | 24 | 1 in 794 |
| Arizona | #168 | 8 | 1 in 586 |
| Missouri | #171 | 28 | 1 in 958 |
| Idaho | #178 | 5 | 1 in 835 |
| Texas | #190 | 68 | 1 in 849 |
| Kansas | #191 | 10 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Colorado | #195 | 9 | 1 in 987 |
| North Dakota | #198 | 5 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Louisiana | #205 | 24 | 1 in 926 |
| Nebraska | #206 | 6 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Oklahoma | #244 | 15 | 1 in 1,355 |
| Mississippi | #270 | 14 | 1 in 1,611 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 Anne
- 28 spots since 2024 (#647 → #619)
- 7 spots since 2020 (#626 → #619)
- 54 spots since 2015 (#565 → #619)
- Biggest jump: 40 spots in 2013 (#560 → #520)
- Biggest drop: 67 spots in 2010 (#542 → #609)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #52 (4,333 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 70 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 66 yrs · run 1903–1968
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 226 girls born in 1914 were named Anne (0.44%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,405 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #52 in 1915, was only 1 in 227 (0.44%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.1% of all girls named Anne (52,404) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,126 | #110 (1884) | #122 |
| 1890s | 4,231 | #106 (1899) | #111 |
| 1900s | 7,615 | #75 (1908) | #93 |
| 1910s | 33,478 | #52 (1915) | #57 |
| 1920s | 34,511 | #65 (1920) | #80 |
| 1930s | 28,621 | #80 (1931) | #85 |
| 1940s | 36,146 | #76 (1942) | #84 |
| 1950s | 52,404 | #79 (1952) | #83 |
| 1960s | 47,774 | #76 (1964) | #85 |
| 1970s | 25,602 | #112 (1970) | #122 |
| 1980s | 22,115 | #105 (1981) | #135 |
| 1990s | 14,472 | #155 (1990) | #213 |
| 2000s | 7,806 | #298 (2000) | #416 |
| 2010s | 5,291 | #520 (2013) | #571 |
| 2020s | 2,936 | #573 (2022) | #606 |
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.
Anne in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 382 of them was named Anne, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 123,239 of them was named Anne, which outranked 38.6% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,326Wilferd10
- #2,326Wymon10
- #2,326Zollie10
- #2,479Anne9
- #2,479Addie9
- #2,479Adelaido9
- #2,479Adelard9
- #2,646Abbott8
- #2,646Addis8
- #2,646Adron8
Tied with 166 names at #2,479; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.