An
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About An
An is a gender-neutral Chinese name, originally a surname, that can be used for girls or boys and means peace or quiet. It is also a Vietnamese name meaning safe and secure. In the English-speaking world, it may feel slight due to its equivalence to the article an.
An for girls#3983 US
As a gender-neutral Chinese name, An means "peace or quiet" while as a Vietnamese name, it means "safe and secure". In Chinese, it would be said as AHN while in Vietnamese, it would be AHNG.
An is additionally used as a Japanese name, meaning "apricot", while in Israel. it is used as a variation of Anne and even ranks in the Top 100.
Its equivalence to the English article an may make it feel slight in an English-dominant culture, though 36 girls and 25 boys were given the name in the US in a recent year.
Pronounced AHN.
As of October 2026, An ranked #4142 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1975 in 1985.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,377 | 32 | #4,362 | 33 |
| 2015 | #4,185 | 24 | #3,392 | 47 |
| 2016 | #3,885 | 27 | #3,417 | 46 |
| 2017 | #3,680 | 29 | #4,585 | 30 |
| 2018 | #3,609 | 30 | #3,678 | 41 |
| 2019 | #3,799 | 28 | #4,442 | 31 |
| 2020 | #3,920 | 26 | #4,013 | 35 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,710 | 21 | #4,301 | 33 |
| 2023 | #4,610 | 22 | #3,764 | 40 |
| 2024 | #4,313 | 24 | #4,373 | 32 |
| 2025 | #4,142 | 25 | #3,983 | 36 |
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