Anna
Top 1000
About Anna
Anna has become the dominant form of the Ann family, offering a touch of the international to English speakers and a bit more style than the oversimplified Ann or Anne.
Anna is the Latin form of Hannah, a Hebrew name that derived from root chanan, meaning "grace." European Christians embraced the name for its associations with the Virgin Mary's mother, Saint Anna — known in English as Saint Anne.
Anna has been used for generations throughout Europe, from Russia to Italy, Spain to the Netherlands. While Hannah and Anna are the most common forms of the name, variations including Annie, Annalise, Anya, Anika, Nancy, and Anais also rank in the US Top 1000.
Classic and simple, Anna would be an excellent choice for parents in search of a name that will bridge two different cultures, say Jewish and Italian.
In literature, Anna is associated with Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. The name was given some fresh life when it was used for the adorable younger sister voiced by Kristen Bell in the animated film Frozen. Three current bearers are actresses Anna Kendrick, Anna Friel, and Anna Paquin.
Anya takes it more into international territory, and Anja, even further. Read more about Anna and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.
Pronounced AN-ah.
As of October 2026, Anna ranked #107 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2 in 1892, Nameberry popularity #132.
Editor's take: The name Anna is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #34 | 5,704 | 3,193.1 |
| 2015 | #44 | 5,149 | 2,884.4 |
| 2016 | #49 | 4,805 | 2,711.6 |
| 2017 | #53 | 4,574 | 2,649.4 |
| 2018 | #54 | 4,197 | 2,467.3 |
| 2019 | #63 | 3,845 | 2,290.9 |
| 2020 | #68 | 3,507 | 2,169.4 |
| 2021 | #85 | 3,078 | 1,875.8 |
| 2022 | #83 | 2,958 | 1,803.5 |
| 2023 | #79 | 2,931 | 1,826.6 |
| 2024 | #94 | 2,700 | 1,666.5 |
| 2025 | #107 | 2,521 | 1,568.5 |
World rankings
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Anna on lists
Famous Annas
- Anna
Biblical prophetess
- Anna Ioannovna
Empress of Russia
- Anna Jagiellon
Queen of Poland
- Anna of Cilli
Queen consort of Jogaila of Poland
- Anna of Austria
Queen consort of Philip II of Spain
- Anna of Tyrol
Holy Roman Empress consort of Matthias
- Anna Pavlovna of Russia
Queen consort of William II of the Netherlands
- Maria Anna (Josepha) of Austria
Queen consort of John V of Portugal
- Maria Anna (Ricciarda Carolina Margherita Pia) of Savoy
Empress consort of Ferdinand I of Austria
- Maria Anna of Neuburg
Queen consort of Charles II of Spain
- Anna Megale Komnene of Trebizond
Queen consort of Bagrat V of Georgia
- Anna of Schweidnitz
Holy Roman Empress consort of Charles IV
- Anna
Grand Duchess of Lithuania
- Anna Saccone
Irish,born British vlogger
- Anna Yuryevna Netrebko
Russian opera singer
- Anna Wintour
English editor,in,chief of American Vogue magazine
- Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan)
American model and actress
- Anna Trebunskaya
Russian,American ballroom dancer
- Anna Helene Paquin
New Zealand actress
- Anna Maria Perez de Tagle
American actress/singer
- Anna Journey
American poet
- Anna Robinson Gilligan
American TV journalist
- Anna Mae Bullock
birth name of American singer Tina Turner
- Anna Kendrick
American actress
- Anna Graceman
American singer,songwriter
- Anna Lee (born Joan Boniface Winnifrith)
English actress
- Anna Louise Friel
English actress
- Anna Katherine Popplewell
English actress
- Anna
Louise Knight, English actress
- Anna May Wong (born Wong Liu Tsong)
American actress
- AnnaSophia Robb
American actress
- Anna Magnani
Italian actress
- Anna Anderson (born Franziska Schanzkowska)
Polish imposter of Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia
- Anna Christine Nalick
American singer,songwriter
- Anna Kay Faris
American actress (pronounced Ah,na)
- Danuta "Anna" Anka
Swedish,American model
- Anna of Austria
Duchess consort of Albert V of Bavaria
- Anna Charmichael Torv
Australian actress
- Anna Ortiz
American actress and singer
- Anna McPartlin
Irish novelist
- Anna Chlumsky
American actress
- Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist
- Anna Silk
Canadian actress
- Anna Ragsdale Camp
American actress
- Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova
Russian,American tennis player
- Anna Julia Haywood Cooper
American scholar and author
- Anna Jantar (born Anna Maria Szmeterling)
Polish singer
- Anna R. Slotky
American actress
- Anna Loginova
Russian model and bodyguard
- Anna Vladimirovna Litvinova
Russian model
- Anna Warren Benson
American model, ex,wife of baseball player Kris Benson
- Anna Michaela Ebba Electra Von Hausswolff
Swedish singer,songwriter
- Anna Vissi
Cypriot music artist
- Anna Gunn
American actress
- Jiordan Anna Tolli
Australian actress and singer
- Anna Sewell
English children's novelist
- Anna Passey
English actress
- Anna Laetitia Barbauld
English poet and author
- Anna Hedh
Swedish MEP
- Anna Selezneva
Russian model
- Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist
- Anna Stanislavovna Shcherbakova
Russian figure skater
- Anna Wise
American R&B singer
- Anna Renee (Keller) Duggar
American reality TV personality; wife of Josh Duggar of "19 Kids and Counting"
- Anna Korakaki
Greek sport shooter
- Anna van der Breggen
Dutch cyclist
- Anna Cappellini
Italian ice dancer
- Anna Quindlen
American author, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize winner
- Anna Rawson
Australian golfer and model
- Anna Todd
American author
- Anna Cathcart
Canadian actress
- Anna Dale
YouTuber from The Dale Tribe family vloggers
- Anna
Marie Ondaatje, Sri Lankan rhythmic gymnast
- Anna Marie Goddard
American model
- Anna Karina (born Hanne Karin Blarke Bayer)
Danish actress
- Anna Torv
Australian Actress
- Anna O'Byrne
Australian Singer
- Anna Pepe
Italian rapper
- Anna Frey
American tennis player
- Anna Olivia Kurdys
Contestant on season 5 of Love Island USA
Anna in pop culture
- "Anna Karenina
" novel by Leo Tolstoy and its main character
- Anna
Princess of Arendelle, character in Disney's "Frozen"
- Anna May (Smith) Bates
character on "Downton Abbey"
- Anna Cornick
Main Character in Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs
- Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck
character on TV's NCIS: Los Angeles
- Anna
a character in the Fire Emblem series
- Anna Watson
character in " The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
- Anna Oliphant
character in "Anna & the French Kiss" by Stephanie Perkins
- Annabel "Anna" Coleman
character in movie "Freaky Friday"
- Anna
character in John Green's "The Fault In Our Stars"
- Anna Bloom
character in "Get Well Soon" by Julie Halpern
- Anna Emerson
character in "On the Island" by Tracey Garvis,Graves
- Andromeda "Anna" Fitzgerald
character in Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper"
- Anna Voralberg
character in the video game series "Syberia"
- Anna
title character in the video game "Anna"
- Anna Harrison
character in the film “Stepmom"
- Anna Lightwood
character in Cassandra Clare’s “The Last Hours” series
- Anna Whitt
character in "Sweet Evil" by Wendy Higgins
- Anna McDoogles
character in movie "The Invention of Lying"
- Anna Kushina
Character in Anime K Project
- Annabelle "Anna" Zhu
character in "The Vampire Diaries" series
- Anna Covey
character in the "Declaration" series by Gemma Malley
- Anna Krasinska Kepler
character in "Night Trains" by Barbara Wood
- Anna Johnson
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Anna Worthington
character in the TV series "Codename: Kids Next Door"
- Anna Marie D'Ancanto aka Rogue
character in X,Men
- Anna/Ana/Annie Taylor
character in the TV series "extr@"
- "Anna (Go to Him)
" song by The Beatles
- "Anna
" song by Taken by Trees
- "Anna Begins
" song by Counting Crows
- "Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)
" song by The Bangles
- "Anna Molly
" song by Incubus
- "Anna Sun
" song by Walk the Moon
- "Anna"
song by Hello Saferide
- "Requiem for Anna
" song by Serge Gainsbourg (later covered by Portishead)
- "Anna
" song by Oliver
- Anna
character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"