An
A unisex name of Vietnamese origin, meaning peace, safety.
Babies a year
15
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1892
15 babies
An by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named An. In the US, 59 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 47 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of An. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like An
Names that are said the same way as An, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean peace
Like An, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)