Ann
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Ann
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.
Ann is also given to boys.
Pronounced AN.
As of October 2026, Ann ranked #1076 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #28 in 1936, Nameberry popularity #521.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #945 | 286 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #898 | 307 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #996 | 265 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,009 | 257 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #980 | 269 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #981 | 263 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,104 | 221 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,102 | 224 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,099 | 227 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,073 | 231 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,141 | 211 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,076 | 225 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Ann for girls
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Ann on lists
Famous Anns
- (Dorothy) Ann Willis RichardsGirl
American politician, former governor of Texas
- Ann Dustin WilsonGirl
American musician of rock band Heart
- Ann Matthews MartinGirl
American children's novelist
- Ann Bradford DavisGirl
American actress
- Ann Hart CoulterGirl
American political commentator
- Ann RadcliffeGirl
English Gothic novelist
- Ann CurryGirl
American TV journalist
- Ann LandersGirl
pen name of Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer, American advice columnist
- Ann Lois Davies RomneyGirl
wife of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
- (Stanley) Ann DunhamGirl
mother of U.S. President Barack Obama
- AnnGirl
Margret (Olsson), Swedish,American actress and singer
- Ann Marie McLaughlin KorologosGirl
19th U.S. Secretary of Labor
- Ann KiyomuraGirl
Hayashi, American tennis player
- Ann "Annie" McLane KusterGirl
U.S. Congresswoman from New Hampshire
- Ann VanderMeerGirl
American publisher and editor Weird Tales Magazine
- Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda)Girl
American actress
- Ann Rork LightGirl
American actress
- AnnGirl
Kathrin Brömmel, German model
- Ann HodgmanGirl
American children's author
- Ann SavoyGirl
American Cajun musician
- Ann RonellGirl
American composer
- AnnGirl
Kathrin Linsenhoff, German equestrian
- Ann Marie BlythGirl
American actress
- Ann Rae RuleGirl
American author
- Ann CusackGirl
American actress
- Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim)Girl
American actress
- Ann TaylorGirl
English poet
- Ann Prentiss (born Ann Elizabeth Ragusa)Girl
American actress
- Ann MagnusonGirl
American actress
- (Lucille) Ann CaseyGirl
American pro wrestler
- Ann Elizabeth MeyersGirl
American basketball player
- Ann PenningtonGirl
American actress and singer
- Ann MallalieuGirl
Baroness Mallalieu, English peer
- Ann ShoketGirl
American magazine editor
- Anate "Ann" AugustineGirl
Indian actress
- Ann Todd JealousGirl
American author and activist
- Ann TruongGirl
Australian actress
- Ann Eleonora JørgensenGirl
Danish actress
- Ann VoskampGirl
American author
- Ann KirkpatrickGirl
U.S. Congresswoman from Arizona
- Ann Gillis (born Alma Mabel Conner)Girl
American actress
- Ann MakosinskiGirl
Canadian inventor
Ann in pop culture
- "AnnGirl
" song by The Stooges
- Ann Meredith PerkinsGirl
character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
- Ann Paul VealGirl
character on TV's "Arrested Development"
- Ann Weying aka SheGirl
Venom, character in Marvel Comics
- Ann BradshawGirl
character in the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray
- Ann PossibleGirl
Kim's mother on animated TV show "Kim Possible"
- Ann EwingGirl
character on TV's "Dallas"
- Ann "Panther" TakamakiGirl
character in "Persona" series
- Ann DarrowGirl
character in "King Kong" series
- AnnGirl
character in video game "Style Savvy"
- AnnGirl
character in video game "Harvest Moon"
- Annalina "Ann" AldurrenGirl
character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
- Ann SummersGirl
British lingerie and sex toy company
- AnnGirl
character in Yesterday's child, by Barbara Wood
- AnnGirl
character in "Glitch", by Cotton Valent
- Ann TaylorGirl
clothing brand
- Raggedy AnnGirl
style of doll
- Sweet AnnGirl
an English Vocaloid
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- AnnieGirl
- AnaziziGirl
- AnelGirl
- AnellGirl
- AnissaGirl
- AnitraGirl
- AnnaGirl
- AnnabelGirl
- AnnabellaGirl
- AnnabelleGirl
- AnnaelleGirl
- AnnaleeGirl
- AnneGirl
- AnneloreGirl
- AnneyGirl
- AnnickGirl
- AnnimaeGirl
- AnnisGirl
- AnniseGirl
- AnnoraGirl
- AnonaGirl
- HanniGirl
- HannieGirl
- HannyGirl
- NanGirl
- NanceGirl
- NanceeGirl
- NanceyGirl
- NancieGirl
- NaneteGirl
- NanetteGirl
- NaniceGirl
- NanineGirl
- NanniGirl
- NannieGirl
- NannyGirl
- NanonGirl
- NetiGirl
- NettiaGirl
- NettieGirl
- NettyGirl
- NinetteGirl
- NinonGirl
- NinorGirl
- NonaGirl
- NonieGirl