Anna
Anna is a timeless name of Hebrew origin, derived from Hannah, meaning 'grace' or 'favor'. It has been beloved across European, Scandinavian, and Slavic cultures for centuries, appearing in royal families and religious texts alike.
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 2,437. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 5,675
- 2012: 5,630
- 2013: 5,398
- 2014: 5,706
- 2015: 5,150
- 2016: 4,810
- 2017: 4,574
- 2018: 4,198
- 2019: 3,849
- 2020: 3,511
- 2021: 3,082
- 2022: 2,962
- 2023: 2,934
- 2024: 2,716
- 2025: 2,521
- 2026 (projected): 2,437
Good to Know
- •One of the most internationally recognized names - spelled and pronounced similarly across dozens of languages
- •Easy to spell and pronounce with virtually no confusion
- •Palindrome name that reads the same forwards and backwards
- •Has remained consistently popular without ever feeling trendy or dated
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Anna Wintour
Editor-in-Chief of Vogue
Anna Kendrick
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Anna Pavlova
Legendary Russian Ballerina
Anna Karenina
Iconic Literary Character by Tolstoy
Statistics
914,859
Total births since 1880
1918
Peak year
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