Ann

English variation of Hebrew Hannah
"grace"

Ann Origin and Meaning

The name Ann is a girl's name of Hebrew, English origin meaning "grace".

Ann, the name of the sainted mother of the Virgin Mary, was among the top girls’ names for centuries, in both the original English Ann spelling and the French Anne. Both left the Top 100 around 1970 and show no signs of returning, with Anne is the middle of the US Top 1000 and Ann dropped out of sight.

Once a go-to middle name, Ann has lost its stature in that position as well. Still, it's one of the most common names for girls of the 20th century.

Some more popular related names today include Hannah, Anna, and Annabelle.

# 981 in the US

Ann Rank in US Top 1000

# 446 on Nameberry

Ann Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Ann Popularity

Famous People Named Ann

  • (Dorothy) Ann Willis Richards
    American politician, former governor of Texas
  • Ann Dustin Wilson
    American musician of rock band Heart
  • Ann Matthews Martin
    American children's novelist
  • Ann Bradford Davis
    American actress
  • Ann Hart Coulter
    American political commentator
  • Ann Radcliffe
    English Gothic novelist
  • Ann Curry
    American TV journalist
  • Ann Landers
    pen name of Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer, American advice columnist
  • Ann Lois Davies Romney
    wife of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
  • (Stanley) Ann Dunham
    mother of U.S. President Barack Obama
  • Ann
    Margret (Olsson), Swedish,American actress and singer
  • Ann Marie McLaughlin Korologos
    19th U.S. Secretary of Labor
  • Ann Kiyomura
    Hayashi, American tennis player
  • Ann "Annie" McLane Kuster
    U.S. Congresswoman from New Hampshire
  • Ann VanderMeer
    American publisher and editor Weird Tales Magazine
  • Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda)
    American actress
  • Ann Rork Light
    American actress
  • Ann
    Kathrin Brömmel, German model
  • Ann Hodgman
    American children's author
  • Ann Savoy
    American Cajun musician
  • Ann Ronell
    American composer
  • Ann
    Kathrin Linsenhoff, German equestrian
  • Ann Marie Blyth
    American actress
  • Ann Rae Rule
    American author
  • Ann Cusack
    American actress
  • Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim)
    American actress
  • Ann Taylor
    English poet
  • Ann Prentiss (born Ann Elizabeth Ragusa)
    American actress
  • Ann Magnuson
    American actress
  • (Lucille) Ann Casey
    American pro wrestler
  • Ann Elizabeth Meyers
    American basketball player
  • Ann Pennington
    American actress and singer
  • Ann Mallalieu
    Baroness Mallalieu, English peer
  • Ann Shoket
    American magazine editor
  • Anate "Ann" Augustine
    Indian actress
  • Ann Todd Jealous
    American author and activist
  • Ann Truong
    Australian actress
  • Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
    Danish actress
  • Ann Voskamp
    American author
  • Ann Kirkpatrick
    U.S. Congresswoman from Arizona
  • Ann Gillis (born Alma Mabel Conner)
    American actress
  • Ann Makosinski
    Canadian inventor

Ann in Pop Culture

  • "Ann
    " song by The Stooges
  • Ann Meredith Perkins
    character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
  • Ann Paul Veal
    character on TV's "Arrested Development"
  • Ann Weying aka She
    Venom, character in Marvel Comics
  • Ann Bradshaw
    character in the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray
  • Ann Possible
    Kim's mother on animated TV show "Kim Possible"
  • Ann Ewing
    character on TV's "Dallas"
  • Ann "Panther" Takamaki
    character in "Persona" series
  • Ann Darrow
    character in "King Kong" series
  • Ann
    character in video game "Style Savvy"
  • Ann
    character in video game "Harvest Moon"
  • Annalina "Ann" Aldurren
    character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
  • Ann Summers
    British lingerie and sex toy company
  • Ann
    character in Yesterday's child, by Barbara Wood
  • Ann
    character in "Glitch", by Cotton Valent
  • Ann Taylor
    clothing brand
  • Raggedy Ann
    style of doll
  • Sweet Ann
    an English Vocaloid