Anna
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning grace or favor.
How Anna has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #44 |
| 2016 | #49 |
| 2017 | #53 |
| 2018 | #54 |
| 2019 | #63 |
| 2020 | #68 |
| 2021 | #84 |
| 2022 | #83 |
| 2023 | #79 |
| 2024 | #94 |
| 2025 | #107 |
Anna by the numbers
In 2025, 347 babies in England and Wales were named Anna. In the US, 4,528 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 the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 15,666 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 36 American girls born that year was called Anna.
Names that come from Anna
Forms of Anna in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Annikagrace; a form of Anna404 in the US (2017)
- Annabelgrace and beauty; blend of Anna and Belle119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Annaleegrace and meadow; a modern blend of Anna and Lee287 in the US (2017)
- Annaleighgrace and meadow; a blend of Anna and Leigh173 in the US (2017)
- Annaliesegrace and god's oath; blend of Anna and Liese156 in the US (2017)
- Annamariegrace and beloved; combination of Anna and Marie108 in the US (2017)
- Annaleahgrace and meadow; a modern blend of Anna and Lea83 in the US (2017)
- Analeegrace and God; a blend of Anna and Leah82 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Anna
Names that are said the same way as Anna, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean grace
Like Anna, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Anna
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