NameTides

Ann

Ann was the #1,076 girls' name in the US in 2025 (225 babies), and #2,006 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Ann as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Ann as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Ann as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,076 (225)#2,006 (14)#780 (3)—#443 (8)#1,974 (11)—
2024#1,135 (213)#1,406 (23)——#556 (6)#2,259 (9)—
2023#1,073 (231)#1,640 (18)——#296 (13)#1,369 (17)—
2022#1,098 (227)#1,621 (18)——#502 (7)#1,550 (14)—
2021#1,103 (224)#1,351 (23)——#363 (11)#1,229 (20)—
2020#1,105 (221)#1,939 (14)——#355 (11)#1,087 (23)—
2019#978 (264)#1,316 (24)——#362 (11)#1,283 (19)—
2018#982 (269)#1,649 (18)——#319 (14)#1,440 (16)—
2017#1,009 (257)#1,681 (18)——#289 (16)#1,049 (24)—
2016#996 (265)#2,008 (14)——#515 (7)#915 (29)—
2015#897 (307)#1,405 (23)——#291 (17)#1,115 (22)—
2014#944 (286)#1,299 (25)#802 (3)—#264 (19)#917 (29)—
2013#912 (280)#1,360 (24)#564 (5)—#340 (14)#1,021 (25)—
2012#949 (268)#1,150 (29)——#510 (8)#931 (28)—
2011#992 (256)#1,067 (32)—#277 (6)#306 (16)#1,081 (23)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1936 at #28.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,100 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ann is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,700 to 1 in 7,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ann by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: #744KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #573VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #532TNNorth Carolina: #1,138NCSouth Carolina: #519SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: #163MSAlabama: #177ALGeorgia: #854GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,790TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Ann (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AnnCanadaGirls#1,97411
AnnEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
AnnIrelandGirls#4438
AnnNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AnnNSWGirls—too few
AnnScotlandGirls#7803
AnnUSGirls#1,076225
AnnUSBoys—too few