Anna
Girl name · #107 in 2025 · Well-known
Anna is currently the #107 girl name in the United States — 2,521 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #44, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 714 girls born in 2025 was named Anna.
The 145-year story
Anna first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 2,604 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 15,666 girls were named Anna — good for #10 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Anna per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Anna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Anna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Anna is most common
Geography matters for names, and Anna is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Anna is most common in NH (3.7 per 1,000), AR (3.5 per 1,000), ME (3.2 per 1,000), KS (3.1 per 1,000), KY (3.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.9 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Anna is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Nicknames & related forms of Anna
Anna belongs to the Annabelle family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Annabelle family went to about 3,750 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #61, versus #107 for Anna alone.
Names like Anna
Statistically, parents drawn to Anna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lena, Annie, Eva, Esther, and Rose.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Anna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,521 | #107 |
| 2024 | 2,716 | #94 |
| 2023 | 2,934 | #79 |
| 2022 | 2,962 | #83 |
| 2021 | 3,082 | #85 |
| 2020 | 3,511 | #68 |
| 2019 | 3,849 | #63 |
| 2018 | 4,198 | #54 |
| 2017 | 4,574 | #53 |
| 2016 | 4,810 | #49 |
| 2015 | 5,150 | #44 |
| 2014 | 5,706 | #34 |
| 2013 | 5,398 | #35 |
| 2012 | 5,630 | #34 |
| 2011 | 5,675 | #38 |
| 2010 | 6,336 | #27 |
| 2009 | 6,818 | #28 |
| 2008 | 7,278 | #26 |
| 2007 | 7,901 | #25 |
| 2006 | 8,613 | #22 |
| 2005 | 9,113 | #22 |
| 2004 | 9,531 | #20 |
| 2003 | 9,464 | #21 |
| 2002 | 10,398 | #20 |
| 2001 | 10,596 | #19 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anna a popular girl name?
Anna ranked #107 among girls in 2025 with 2,521 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #44.
When was the name Anna most popular?
Anna peaked in 1918, when 15,666 American girls received the name (ranked #10 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Anna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 714 newborn American girls was named Anna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.