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

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Peak · girls
1915 · 4,333 births
Debut · girls
136 births
In top 100 · girls
66 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
325,128
since 1880

Anne over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #52, 1915girls
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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#619472—
2024#647453—
2023#582515—
2022#573522—
2021#588511—
2020#626463—
2019#573531—
2018#601506—
2017#578522—
2016#554562—
2015#565543—
2014#554559—
2013#520572—
2012#560526—
2011#593486—
2010#609484—
2009#542557—
2008#497634—
2007#519608—
2006#457689—
2005#435710—
2004#398766—
2003#381796—
2002#325941—
2001#3111,024—
2000#2981,081—
1999#2881,083—
1998#2751,134—
1997#2211,347—
1996#2191,324—
1995#2081,385#8,8685
1994#2041,432—
1993#1991,483#7,6386
1992#1821,684—
1991#1781,674—
1990#1551,926#4,99310
1989#1531,880#3,09419
1988#1531,853#6,4266
1987#1471,868#3,20115
1986#1511,918#3,44013
1985#1462,019#4,05210
1984#1272,237#4,2159
1983#1302,304#4,1419
1982#1222,447#3,10814
1981#1052,809#3,41212
1980#1122,780#3,83810
1979#1152,734#6,0565
1978#1192,467#3,61410
1977#1232,355#4,1648
1976#1242,220#3,7249
1975#1242,287#5,4645
1974#1202,461#3,12011
1973#1222,453#3,6948
1972#1342,265#2,81912
1971#1222,919#3,3709
1970#1123,441#2,12518
1969#1013,708#1,97718
1968#883,914#2,57611
1967#844,102#2,35212
1966#834,151#2,46511
1965#774,726#2,7809
1964#765,411#2,04016
1963#805,330#2,41412
1962#835,272#1,96217
1961#905,524#2,32213
1960#885,636#2,53511
1959#825,745#2,66310
1958#875,456#2,17714
1957#865,486#3,0248
1956#865,356#2,9698
1955#845,218#2,55810
1954#805,298#2,31612
1953#805,256#3,1437
1952#795,257#2,8758
1951#824,873#2,6629
1950#844,459#2,7708
1949#864,052#2,6069
1948#874,122#3,0107
1947#944,187—
1946#814,115—
1945#813,407#3,3385
1944#863,209#2,30910
1943#803,535#2,5639
1942#763,526#2,9407
1941#823,096#2,08312
1940#842,897#1,89414
1939#852,769#1,79515
1938#842,887#2,4799
1937#922,725#1,91314
1936#892,756#2,6298
1935#842,892#2,5299
1934#882,786#2,9737
1933#852,767#2,21411
1932#812,969#3,3616
1931#802,979#1,84316
1930#833,091#2,07914
1929#912,881#1,93316
1928#932,824#2,8439
1927#922,928#2,29813
1926#863,109#3,7086
1925#853,320#3,1558
1924#793,627#3,0239
1923#713,727#3,1758
1922#663,974#3,2528
1921#704,007#3,8696
1920#654,114#2,9679
1919#633,975#3,1158
1918#544,567#2,54311
1917#534,603#3,2177
1916#534,571#2,25912
1915#524,333#2,6219
1914#533,365#2,10110
1913#572,684#1,80310
1912#582,369#2,0457
1911#641,598#1,7405
1910#671,413—
1909#761,110#1,4405
1908#751,088#1,2176
1907#79980—
1906#85835—
1905#98708—
1904#97631—
1903#100581—
1902#106564—
1901#104504—
1900#108614#1,3105
1899#106476—
1898#109496—
1897#108479—
1896#114423—
1895#108462—
1894#110427—
1893#109400—
1892#109407—
1891#115342—
1890#123319—
1889#125311—
1888#126292—
1887#121249—
1886#132211—
1885#125203—
1884#110242—
1883#116183—
1882#123168—
1881#122131—
1880#120136—
First appearance
1880

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 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedAKMaine: #72 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 244 girlsMEVermont: #104 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 393 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #52 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 169 girlsNHWashington: #79 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 338 girlsWAIdaho: #134 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 585 girlsIDMontana: #158 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 829 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #174 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 863 girlsNDMinnesota: #135 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 851 girlsMNIllinois: #107 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 507 girlsILWisconsin: #109 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 635 girlsWIMichigan: #95 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 446 girlsMINew York: #35 for girls · 587 births · 1 in 145 girlsNYMassachusetts: #26 for girls · 251 births · 1 in 112 girlsMARhode Island: #31 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 106 girlsRIOregon: #97 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 411 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #158 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 786 girlsSDIowa: #129 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 763 girlsIAIndiana: #111 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 605 girlsINOhio: #108 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 548 girlsOHPennsylvania: #81 for girls · 223 births · 1 in 324 girlsPANew Jersey: #50 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 201 girlsNJConnecticut: #34 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 143 girlsCTCalifornia: #79 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 321 girlsCAUtah: #83 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 340 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedCONebraska: #179 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsNEMissouri: #145 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 766 girlsMOKentucky: #134 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 657 girlsKYWest Virginia: #183 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 988 girlsWVVirginia: #70 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 287 girlsVAMaryland: #63 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 250 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedDEArizona: #133 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 461 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedNMKansas: #217 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsKSArkansas: #254 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,400 girlsARTennessee: #135 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 647 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #114 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 444 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #131 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 542 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #30 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 124 girlsDCOklahoma: #367 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,860 girlsOKLouisiana: #150 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 611 girlsLAMississippi: #185 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 816 girlsMSAlabama: #164 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 746 girlsALGeorgia: #110 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 426 girlsGAHawaii: #108 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 327 girlsHITexas: #205 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 905 girlsTXFlorida: #117 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 476 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#26 · 1 in 112
  2. District of Columbia#30 · 1 in 124
  3. Rhode Island#31 · 1 in 106
  4. Connecticut#34 · 1 in 143
  5. New York#35 · 1 in 145

Best ever in a state: #13 in Delaware, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#262511 in 112
District of Columbia#30451 in 124
Rhode Island#31401 in 106
Connecticut#34691 in 143
New York#355871 in 145
New Jersey#501241 in 201
New Hampshire#52181 in 169
Maryland#63481 in 250
Virginia#70831 in 287
Maine#72251 in 244
California#791421 in 321
Washington#79321 in 338
Pennsylvania#812231 in 324
Utah#83141 in 340
Michigan#95931 in 446
Oregon#97161 in 411
Vermont#10461 in 393
Illinois#1071061 in 507
Hawaii#108101 in 327
Ohio#108921 in 548
Wisconsin#109371 in 635
Georgia#110731 in 426
Indiana#111421 in 605
North Carolina#114831 in 444
Florida#117291 in 476
Iowa#129251 in 763
South Carolina#131391 in 542
Arizona#133101 in 461
Idaho#13471 in 585
Kentucky#134421 in 657
Minnesota#135251 in 851
Tennessee#135421 in 647
Missouri#145351 in 766
Louisiana#150371 in 611
Montana#15851 in 829
South Dakota#15861 in 786
Alabama#164381 in 746
North Dakota#17461 in 863
Nebraska#17981 in 1,134
West Virginia#183191 in 988
Mississippi#185271 in 816
Texas#205631 in 905
Kansas#21781 in 1,538
Arkansas#254131 in 1,400
Oklahoma#36771 in 2,860
Alaska———
Colorado———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
35 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1915 at #52 (4,333 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 70 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 66 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 66 yrs · run 1903–1968
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 226
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 16.1% of all girls named Anne (52,404) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,126#110 (1884)#122
1890s4,231#106 (1899)#111
1900s7,615#75 (1908)#93
1910s33,478#52 (1915)#57
1920s34,511#65 (1920)#80
1930s28,621#80 (1931)#85
1940s36,146#76 (1942)#84
1950s52,404#79 (1952)#83
1960s47,774#76 (1964)#85
1970s25,602#112 (1970)#122
1980s22,115#105 (1981)#135
1990s14,472#155 (1990)#213
2000s7,806#298 (2000)#416
2010s5,291#520 (2013)#571
2020s2,936#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 1939

girls
#85
2,769 births · 1 in 396 girls
boys
#1,795
15 births · 1 in 73,790 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #85Anne2,769

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #1,795Anne15
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 396 of them was named Anne, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anne
  1. #82Jeanette2,893
  2. #83June2,867
  3. #84Josephine2,837
  4. #85Anne2,769
  5. #86Brenda2,756
  6. #87Wilma2,701
  7. #88Thelma2,696
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 73,790 of them was named Anne, which outranked 54.8% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anne
  1. #1,712Winifred16
  2. #1,712Xavier16
  3. #1,712Ysidro16
  4. #1,795Anne15
  5. #1,795Anita15
  6. #1,795Aubery15
  7. #1,795Baldemar15
  8. #1,879Alger14
  9. #1,879Alvan14
  10. #1,879Amado14

Tied with 83 names at #1,795; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →