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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #144 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 566 girlsAKMaine: #174 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 890 girlsMEVermont: #77 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 307 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #96 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 411 girlsNHWashington: #128 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 597 girlsWAIdaho: #185 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 869 girlsIDMontana: #125 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 521 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #98 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 434 girlsNDMinnesota: #63 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 268 girlsMNIllinois: #84 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 427 girlsILWisconsin: #75 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 393 girlsWIMichigan: #88 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 486 girlsMINew York: #133 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 779 girlsNYMassachusetts: #94 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 453 girlsMARhode Island: #84 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 333 girlsRIOregon: #119 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 559 girlsORNevada: #172 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 780 girlsNVWyoming: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 486 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #97 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 397 girlsSDIowa: #76 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 378 girlsIAIndiana: #137 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 680 girlsINOhio: #99 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 545 girlsOHPennsylvania: #103 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 516 girlsPANew Jersey: #143 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 767 girlsNJConnecticut: #110 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 511 girlsCTCalifornia: #169 for girls · 214 births · 1 in 900 girlsCAUtah: #142 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 649 girlsUTColorado: #101 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 503 girlsCONebraska: #64 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 274 girlsNEMissouri: #105 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 541 girlsMOKentucky: #202 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsKYWest Virginia: #166 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 908 girlsWVVirginia: #81 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 413 girlsVAMaryland: #95 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 477 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedDEArizona: #182 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 959 girlsAZNew Mexico: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsNMKansas: #103 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 477 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Anne, so not publishedARTennessee: #177 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #180 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #115 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 569 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #155 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 631 girlsDCOklahoma: #239 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsOKLouisiana: #248 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsLAMississippi: #238 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsMSAlabama: #304 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsALGeorgia: #182 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsGAHawaii: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 752 girlsHITexas: #252 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsTXFlorida: #194 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#63 · 1 in 268
  2. Nebraska#64 · 1 in 274
  3. Wisconsin#75 · 1 in 393
  4. Iowa#76 · 1 in 378
  5. Vermont#77 · 1 in 307

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#631071 in 268
Nebraska#64381 in 274
Wisconsin#75781 in 393
Iowa#76471 in 378
Vermont#7791 in 307
Virginia#81761 in 413
Illinois#841701 in 427
Rhode Island#84141 in 333
Michigan#881161 in 486
Massachusetts#94741 in 453
Maryland#95481 in 477
New Hampshire#96131 in 411
South Dakota#97111 in 397
North Dakota#98111 in 434
Ohio#991271 in 545
Colorado#101431 in 503
Kansas#103321 in 477
Pennsylvania#1031321 in 516
Missouri#105581 in 541
Connecticut#110321 in 511
South Carolina#115311 in 569
Oregon#119281 in 559
Montana#12591 in 521
Washington#128451 in 597
Wyoming#12961 in 486
New York#1331341 in 779
Indiana#137491 in 680
Utah#142231 in 649
New Jersey#143511 in 767
Alaska#14471 in 566
District of Columbia#15591 in 631
West Virginia#166111 in 908
California#1692141 in 900
Nevada#17261 in 780
Maine#17471 in 890
Tennessee#177271 in 1,016
North Carolina#180331 in 1,033
Arizona#182221 in 959
Georgia#182341 in 1,050
Idaho#18571 in 869
Florida#194541 in 1,142
Hawaii#19671 in 752
Kentucky#202201 in 1,097
Mississippi#238121 in 1,254
Oklahoma#239151 in 1,378
Louisiana#248221 in 1,398
Texas#252921 in 1,418
New Mexico#26981 in 1,227
Alabama#304121 in 1,795
Arkansas———
Delaware———

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 1984

girls
#127
2,237 births · 1 in 753 girls
boys
#4,215
9 births · 1 in 200,539 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #127Anne2,237

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #4,215Anne9
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 753 of them was named Anne, which outranked 99.0% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anne
  1. #124Tamara2,289
  2. #125Whitney2,287
  3. #126Hannah2,265
  4. #127Anne2,237
  5. #128Desiree2,230
  6. #129Melinda2,228
  7. #130Monique2,202
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 200,539 of them was named Anne, which outranked 42.6% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anne
  1. #3,925Yesenia10
  2. #3,925Zacary10
  3. #3,925Zeth10
  4. #4,215Anne9
  5. #4,215Aarin9
  6. #4,215Acie9
  7. #4,215Adebayo9
  8. #4,552Aakash8
  9. #4,552Abayomi8
  10. #4,552Abhishek8

Tied with 336 names at #4,215; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →