How Many People Are Named Anna?

915,007

people in the United States are named Anna

1 in 366 people has this name

Popularity Rank

#50

⭐⭐ Common

Population Percentage

0.2731%

Of US population

Peak Year

1918

15,697 births

Trend

↓

Declining

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Faroese, Catalan, Occitan, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Pronunciation: AN-ə (English), AN-na (Italian, Polish, Icelandic), A-na (German, Greek), AHN-nah (Dutch, Norwegian,
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. Many later Old Testament translations, including the English, use the Hannah spelling instead of Anna. The name appears briefly in the New Testament belonging to a prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah. It was a popular name in the Byzantine Empire from an early date, and in the Middle Ages it became common among Western Christians due to veneration of Saint Anna (usually known as Saint Anne in English), the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary. In the English-speaking world, this form came into general use in the 18th century, joining Ann and Anne.... [more]

Related & Similar Names

QuannaAneAnneHannaChannahHannahAnaAinaHanaJanaHanneAnnelienAnissaAnnKeanna

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
99.7%
Male
0.3%

This name is Primarily Female

👥 Age Distribution

Average Age: 74.2 years old

Young (<30) 207,577
22.7%
Adult (30–60) 146,692
16%
Senior (>60) 560,738
61.3%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Births per year from 1880 to 2024

📍 State-Wise Distribution

Pennsylvania 85,866
New York 72,649
California 43,843
Texas 39,631
Ohio 35,616
Illinois 35,299
New Jersey 28,327
Kentucky 25,030
Michigan 22,480
Massachusetts 21,175
Tennessee 19,820
North Carolina 19,767
Missouri 19,742
Georgia 18,284
Indiana 18,222
Virginia 16,497
Maryland 14,549
Florida 14,362
Alabama 14,227
Minnesota 13,555
Louisiana 13,250
Wisconsin 12,416
South Carolina 11,882
West Virginia 11,776
Connecticut 10,937
Washington 10,763
Oklahoma 10,379
Mississippi 9,384
Arkansas 9,231
Iowa 9,062
Colorado 8,631
Kansas 8,172
Arizona 7,004
Oregon 6,171
Utah 5,077
Nebraska 4,834
Rhode Island 4,321
New Mexico 4,063
District of Columbia 3,058
North Dakota 2,985
Maine 2,724
Idaho 2,686
Montana 2,505
South Dakota 2,376
New Hampshire 2,167
Delaware 2,121
Vermont 1,594
Alaska 1,554
Nevada 1,421
Hawaii 1,402
Wyoming 1,087

💡 Fun Facts About "Anna"

  • 2,700 babies were named Anna in 2024
  • Most popular in the year 1918
  • Currently declining in popularity
  • First recorded in 1880
  • Most popular in Pennsylvania

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