Anna
Girl name · #107 in 2025 · Uniqueness 53/100
Anna is currently the #107 girl name in the United States — 2,521 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #44, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 714 girls born in 2025 was named Anna.
The 145-year story
Anna first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 2,604 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1918, when 15,666 girls were named Anna — good for #10 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Anna per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Anna in class?
Anna scores 53 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Anna is most common
Geography matters for names, and Anna is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Annas were TX (235), CA (192), FL (150), NY (144), PA (141). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Anna
Statistically, parents drawn to Anna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lena, Annie, Eva, Esther, and Rose.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Anna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,521 | #107 |
| 2024 | 2,716 | #94 |
| 2023 | 2,934 | #79 |
| 2022 | 2,962 | #83 |
| 2021 | 3,082 | #85 |
| 2020 | 3,511 | #68 |
| 2019 | 3,849 | #63 |
| 2018 | 4,198 | #54 |
| 2017 | 4,574 | #53 |
| 2016 | 4,810 | #49 |
| 2015 | 5,150 | #44 |
| 2014 | 5,706 | #34 |
| 2013 | 5,398 | #35 |
| 2012 | 5,630 | #34 |
| 2011 | 5,675 | #38 |
| 2010 | 6,336 | #27 |
| 2009 | 6,818 | #28 |
| 2008 | 7,278 | #26 |
| 2007 | 7,901 | #25 |
| 2006 | 8,613 | #22 |
| 2005 | 9,113 | #22 |
| 2004 | 9,531 | #20 |
| 2003 | 9,464 | #21 |
| 2002 | 10,398 | #20 |
| 2001 | 10,596 | #19 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anna a popular girl name?
Anna ranked #107 among girls in 2025 with 2,521 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #44.
When was the name Anna most popular?
Anna peaked in 1918, when 15,666 American girls received the name (ranked #10 that year). Since 1918 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Anna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 714 newborn American girls was named Anna. It scores 53/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.