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Ann

/ˈæn/ · 100% girls · 225 born in 2025

Ann has been given to about 471,625 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈæn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 293,208
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ann per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 9,068
  • Born in 2025225
  • All time471,625
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Ann?

Its best year was 1957, when 9,068 babies were given the name, ranking 44th. The typical living American called Ann is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Ann

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ryann0.65
  2. Anna0.59
  3. Anne0.59
  4. Ana0.57
  5. Joann0.57
  6. Leann0.57
  7. Luann0.57
  8. Diann0.57

Middle names for Ann

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ann Iris0.77
  2. Ann Opal0.77
  3. Ann Ivy0.77
  4. Ann Belle0.77
  5. Ann Josephine0.74
  6. Ann Violet0.73

Sibling names for Ann

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lawrencebrother · 0.99
  2. Roybrother · 0.97
  3. Janesister · 0.97
  4. Waynebrother · 0.96
  5. Leeeither · 0.96
  6. Marthasister · 0.96

Where Ann is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.08%
  2. Alabama0.06%
  3. South Carolina0.02%
  4. Tennessee0.02%
  5. Virginia0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ann Evans0.73
  2. Ann Edwards0.73
  3. Ann Wilson0.69
  4. Ann Williams0.69
  5. Ann Turner0.69
  6. Ann Torres0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ann

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ann across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.