Ann
#1,076 for girls in 2025, 225 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1936 · 6,666 births
- Debut · girls
- 131 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 470,261since 1880
Ann over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,076 | 225 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,135 | 213 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,073 | 231 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,098 | 227 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,103 | 224 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,105 | 221 | — | |
| 2019 | #978 | 264 | — | |
| 2018 | #982 | 269 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,009 | 257 | — | |
| 2016 | #996 | 265 | — | |
| 2015 | #897 | 307 | — | |
| 2014 | #944 | 286 | — | |
| 2013 | #912 | 280 | — | |
| 2012 | #949 | 268 | — | |
| 2011 | #992 | 256 | — | |
| 2010 | #913 | 286 | — | |
| 2009 | #930 | 287 | — | |
| 2008 | #825 | 344 | — | |
| 2007 | #782 | 368 | — | |
| 2006 | #723 | 388 | — | |
| 2005 | #640 | 435 | — | |
| 2004 | #685 | 402 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #552 | 499 | — | |
| 2002 | #521 | 525 | — | |
| 2001 | #529 | 506 | — | |
| 2000 | #493 | 546 | — | |
| 1999 | #456 | 583 | — | |
| 1998 | #464 | 555 | — | |
| 1997 | #415 | 626 | — | |
| 1996 | #400 | 663 | — | |
| 1995 | #354 | 743 | — | |
| 1994 | #341 | 784 | — | |
| 1993 | #314 | 848 | — | |
| 1992 | #295 | 946 | — | |
| 1991 | #268 | 1,025 | — | |
| 1990 | #250 | 1,124 | — | |
| 1989 | #246 | 1,089 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #222 | 1,171 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #221 | 1,204 | — | |
| 1986 | #199 | 1,303 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #187 | 1,443 | — | |
| 1984 | #160 | 1,695 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #157 | 1,812 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #155 | 1,920 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #133 | 2,123 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #136 | 2,168 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #126 | 2,266 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #125 | 2,320 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #118 | 2,452 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #108 | 2,436 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #104 | 2,715 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #100 | 2,928 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #93 | 3,255 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #91 | 3,360 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #78 | 4,558 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | #62 | 5,740 | #1,743 | 25 |
| 1969 | #57 | 6,133 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #54 | 6,177 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #57 | 6,247 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1966 | #61 | 5,993 | #1,723 | 20 |
| 1965 | #59 | 6,784 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1964 | #60 | 7,758 | #1,615 | 24 |
| 1963 | #57 | 7,975 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #56 | 8,123 | #1,805 | 20 |
| 1961 | #54 | 8,216 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | #51 | 8,677 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | #44 | 8,918 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #47 | 8,856 | #1,644 | 23 |
| 1957 | #44 | 9,040 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1956 | #46 | 8,990 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #43 | 8,916 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #44 | 8,751 | #1,826 | 18 |
| 1953 | #46 | 8,579 | #1,958 | 16 |
| 1952 | #45 | 8,653 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #46 | 8,423 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #45 | 7,921 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #44 | 7,870 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #44 | 8,025 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #41 | 8,894 | #1,696 | 20 |
| 1946 | #40 | 8,077 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #39 | 7,038 | #1,406 | 22 |
| 1944 | #39 | 7,081 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1943 | #37 | 7,829 | #1,461 | 23 |
| 1942 | #38 | 7,666 | #1,054 | 41 |
| 1941 | #37 | 7,121 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #35 | 7,196 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #33 | 6,551 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #32 | 6,990 | #1,199 | 30 |
| 1937 | #30 | 6,713 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1936 | #28 | 6,666 | #1,118 | 34 |
| 1935 | #30 | 6,706 | #1,295 | 27 |
| 1934 | #32 | 6,641 | #1,357 | 25 |
| 1933 | #34 | 6,209 | #1,586 | 19 |
| 1932 | #34 | 6,195 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #35 | 5,858 | #1,643 | 19 |
| 1930 | #41 | 5,531 | #1,428 | 26 |
| 1929 | #46 | 5,172 | #1,793 | 18 |
| 1928 | #54 | 4,932 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | #59 | 4,782 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #55 | 4,779 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #52 | 4,935 | #1,583 | 23 |
| 1924 | #55 | 5,035 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #52 | 5,022 | #2,446 | 12 |
| 1922 | #49 | 5,054 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #53 | 5,058 | #1,829 | 19 |
| 1920 | #49 | 5,041 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | #49 | 4,924 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #44 | 5,613 | #2,260 | 13 |
| 1917 | #44 | 5,455 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #40 | 5,343 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #43 | 4,895 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1914 | #40 | 3,888 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #46 | 2,998 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #47 | 2,666 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #53 | 1,882 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #52 | 1,842 | #928 | 12 |
| 1909 | #56 | 1,477 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #62 | 1,354 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #62 | 1,264 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #70 | 1,064 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #75 | 996 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #78 | 880 | — | |
| 1903 | #84 | 774 | — | |
| 1902 | #83 | 753 | — | |
| 1901 | #89 | 634 | — | |
| 1900 | #92 | 736 | — | |
| 1899 | #92 | 586 | — | |
| 1898 | #101 | 593 | — | |
| 1897 | #97 | 545 | — | |
| 1896 | #105 | 488 | — | |
| 1895 | #97 | 551 | — | |
| 1894 | #105 | 470 | — | |
| 1893 | #110 | 397 | — | |
| 1892 | #115 | 393 | — | |
| 1891 | #117 | 337 | — | |
| 1890 | #121 | 328 | — | |
| 1889 | #112 | 341 | — | |
| 1888 | #123 | 295 | — | |
| 1887 | #124 | 239 | — | |
| 1886 | #124 | 229 | — | |
| 1885 | #124 | 208 | — | |
| 1884 | #118 | 214 | — | |
| 1883 | #124 | 167 | — | |
| 1882 | #125 | 150 | — | |
| 1881 | #123 | 130 | — | |
| 1880 | #122 | 131 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ann was already there! It came in at #122, and was given to 131 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 170 girls a year got the name.
See more about Ann
- 59 spots since 2024 (#1,135 → #1,076)
- 29 spots since 2020 (#1,105 → #1,076)
- 179 spots since 2015 (#897 → #1,076)
- Biggest jump: 47 spots in 2015 (#944 → #897)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 2004 (#552 → #685)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1936 at #28 (6,666 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 37 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1899–1974
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1880–2016
- Highest: 1 in 156 girls born in 1936 were named Ann (0.64%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,143 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 18.5% of all girls named Ann (87,047) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,104 | #112 (1889) | #122 |
| 1890s | 4,688 | #92 (1899) | #106 |
| 1900s | 9,932 | #56 (1909) | #75 |
| 1910s | 39,506 | #40 (1916) | #46 |
| 1920s | 49,810 | #46 (1929) | #52 |
| 1930s | 64,060 | #28 (1936) | #33 |
| 1940s | 76,797 | #35 (1940) | #39 |
| 1950s | 87,047 | #43 (1955) | #45 |
| 1960s | 72,083 | #51 (1960) | #57 |
| 1970s | 32,030 | #62 (1970) | #101 |
| 1980s | 15,928 | #133 (1981) | #182 |
| 1990s | 7,897 | #250 (1990) | #356 |
| 2000s | 4,300 | #493 (2000) | #668 |
| 2010s | 2,738 | #897 (2015) | #957 |
| 2020s | 1,341 | #1,073 (2023) | #1,098 |
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.
Ann in 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 453 of them was named Ann, which outranked 99.1% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 108,107 of them was named Ann, which outranked 58.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,323Victoria16
- #2,323West16
- #2,323Willaim16
- #2,418Ann15
- #2,418Aarron15
- #2,418Adelbert15
- #2,418Akili15
- #2,534Adarryll14
- #2,534Agapito14
- #2,534Alando14
Tied with 115 names at #2,418; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.