Anna remains a common girls' name (#107 in 2025), down from a peak of #2 in 1880.
Anna is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #107 for girl births in the United States (and #260 across all names), given to 2,521 babies — 2,528 including U.S. territories. Anna first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (15,666 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,521 | 2,528 | #107 | — |
| 2024 | 2,716 | 2,721 | #94 | — |
| 2023 | 2,934 | 2,944 | #79 | — |
| 2022 | 2,962 | 2,972 | #83 | — |
| 2021 | 3,088 | 3,088 | #85 | #10,892 |
| 2020 | 3,516 | 3,535 | #68 | #12,156 |
| 2019 | 3,849 | 3,863 | #63 | — |
| 2018 | 4,203 | 4,219 | #54 | #12,291 |
| 2017 | 4,582 | 4,608 | #53 | #8,897 |
| 2016 | 4,816 | 4,837 | #49 | #10,841 |
| 2015 | 5,157 | 5,174 | #44 | #9,636 |
| 2014 | 5,706 | 5,726 | #34 | — |
| 2013 | 5,405 | 5,418 | #35 | #9,714 |
| 2012 | 5,635 | 5,661 | #34 | #12,389 |
| 2011 | 5,682 | 5,698 | #38 | #9,670 |
| 2010 | 6,346 | 6,373 | #27 | #7,621 |
| 2009 | 6,828 | 6,851 | #28 | #7,722 |
| 2008 | 7,289 | 7,315 | #26 | #7,220 |
| 2007 | 7,912 | 7,928 | #25 | #7,126 |
| 2006 | 8,618 | 8,640 | #22 | #12,156 |
| 2005 | 9,132 | 9,152 | #22 | #4,477 |
| 2004 | 9,577 | 9,597 | #20 | #2,422 |
| 2003 | 9,477 | 9,491 | #21 | #5,577 |
| 2002 | 10,410 | 10,422 | #20 | #5,749 |
| 2001 | 10,605 | 10,624 | #19 | #6,963 |
| 2000 | 10,622 | 10,637 | #22 | #6,876 |
| 1999 | 9,126 | 9,141 | #29 | #5,674 |
| 1998 | 8,399 | 8,408 | #31 | #4,891 |
| 1997 | 8,342 | — | #33 | — |
| 1996 | 8,584 | — | #33 | #6,007 |
| 1995 | 8,584 | — | #31 | #4,293 |
| 1994 | 7,547 | — | #41 | #3,599 |
| 1993 | 6,821 | — | #47 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 6,859 | — | #49 | #7,465 |
| 1991 | 7,133 | — | #46 | #4,015 |
| 1990 | 7,326 | — | #45 | #2,172 |
| 1989 | 6,956 | — | #51 | #1,433 |
| 1988 | 6,472 | — | #54 | #2,199 |
| 1987 | 6,194 | — | #52 | #2,337 |
| 1986 | 5,936 | — | #51 | #2,059 |
| 1985 | 5,901 | — | #54 | #2,714 |
| 1984 | 5,328 | — | #57 | #2,295 |
| 1983 | 5,232 | — | #55 | #2,921 |
| 1982 | 5,294 | — | #56 | #2,209 |
| 1981 | 5,216 | — | #54 | #2,139 |
| 1980 | 5,061 | — | #55 | #2,216 |
| 1979 | 4,699 | — | #59 | #1,868 |
| 1978 | 4,187 | — | #65 | #2,935 |
| 1977 | 3,870 | — | #74 | #2,365 |
| 1976 | 3,599 | — | #78 | #2,710 |
| 1975 | 3,592 | — | #79 | #2,758 |
| 1974 | 3,634 | — | #82 | #2,955 |
| 1973 | 3,519 | — | #86 | #2,860 |
| 1972 | 3,462 | — | #86 | #2,662 |
| 1971 | 3,592 | — | #106 | #2,563 |
| 1970 | 3,822 | — | #102 | #1,941 |
| 1969 | 3,732 | — | #99 | #2,555 |
| 1968 | 3,579 | — | #99 | #2,739 |
| 1967 | 3,741 | — | #91 | #2,244 |
| 1966 | 3,698 | — | #95 | #1,967 |
| 1965 | 3,933 | — | #96 | #2,273 |
| 1964 | 4,313 | — | #97 | #1,731 |
| 1963 | 4,274 | — | #102 | #1,958 |
| 1962 | 4,444 | — | #100 | #2,189 |
| 1961 | 4,697 | — | #100 | #1,877 |
| 1960 | 4,673 | — | #104 | #2,211 |
| 1959 | 4,898 | — | #99 | #1,807 |
| 1958 | 4,668 | — | #103 | #3,285 |
| 1957 | 4,453 | — | #105 | #2,498 |
| 1956 | 4,413 | — | #103 | #1,825 |
| 1955 | 4,105 | — | #105 | #2,051 |
| 1954 | 4,012 | — | #105 | #2,319 |
| 1953 | 3,848 | — | #98 | #2,398 |
| 1952 | 3,729 | — | #101 | #2,012 |
| 1951 | 3,884 | — | #94 | #2,055 |
| 1950 | 3,824 | — | #93 | #2,588 |
| 1949 | 3,912 | — | #91 | #1,944 |
| 1948 | 4,052 | — | #89 | #1,946 |
| 1947 | 4,253 | — | #92 | #1,993 |
| 1946 | 4,013 | — | #87 | #1,951 |
| 1945 | 3,619 | — | #73 | #2,011 |
| 1944 | 3,650 | — | #74 | #1,814 |
| 1943 | 4,245 | — | #64 | #2,075 |
| 1942 | 4,512 | — | #59 | #1,423 |
| 1941 | 4,446 | — | #56 | #1,909 |
| 1940 | 4,742 | — | #51 | #1,334 |
| 1939 | 4,947 | — | #43 | #1,578 |
| 1938 | 5,167 | — | #40 | #1,440 |
| 1937 | 5,467 | — | #39 | #1,630 |
| 1936 | 5,764 | — | #36 | #1,052 |
| 1935 | 6,192 | — | #34 | #1,227 |
| 1934 | 6,705 | — | #31 | #1,359 |
| 1933 | 7,097 | — | #29 | #1,332 |
| 1932 | 7,962 | — | #24 | #1,090 |
| 1931 | 8,462 | — | #25 | #1,194 |
| 1930 | 9,133 | — | #23 | #928 |
| 1929 | 9,793 | — | #20 | #1,055 |
| 1928 | 10,626 | — | #16 | #951 |
| 1927 | 11,264 | — | #16 | #1,001 |
| 1926 | 11,746 | — | #15 | #993 |
| 1925 | 12,284 | — | #13 | #1,226 |
| 1924 | 13,108 | — | #13 | #1,289 |
| 1923 | 12,903 | — | #13 | #1,157 |
| 1922 | 13,449 | — | #12 | #1,110 |
| 1921 | 14,504 | — | #11 | #1,414 |
| 1920 | 14,614 | — | #10 | #1,252 |
| 1919 | 14,540 | — | #10 | #1,047 |
| 1918 | 15,697 | — | #10 | #1,257 |
| 1917 | 15,193 | — | #7 | #1,176 |
| 1916 | 15,263 | — | #7 | #1,097 |
| 1915 | 15,150 | — | #7 | #1,159 |
| 1914 | 11,905 | — | #6 | #855 |
| 1913 | 9,718 | — | #7 | #873 |
| 1912 | 8,615 | — | #7 | #816 |
| 1911 | 6,773 | — | #6 | #708 |
| 1910 | 6,457 | — | #6 | #636 |
| 1909 | 5,828 | — | #6 | #531 |
| 1908 | 5,870 | — | #5 | #882 |
| 1907 | 5,595 | — | #4 | #541 |
| 1906 | 5,515 | — | #4 | #675 |
| 1905 | 5,445 | — | #4 | #491 |
| 1904 | 5,346 | — | #3 | #566 |
| 1903 | 5,116 | — | #3 | #506 |
| 1902 | 5,304 | — | #3 | #536 |
| 1901 | 4,941 | — | #3 | #454 |
| 1900 | 6,139 | — | #3 | #455 |
| 1899 | 5,138 | — | #2 | #384 |
| 1898 | 5,804 | — | #2 | #346 |
| 1897 | 5,448 | — | #2 | #441 |
| 1896 | 5,877 | — | #2 | #502 |
| 1895 | 5,968 | — | #2 | #478 |
| 1894 | 5,585 | — | #2 | #421 |
| 1893 | 5,712 | — | #2 | #449 |
| 1892 | 5,562 | — | #2 | #423 |
| 1891 | 5,114 | — | #2 | #456 |
| 1890 | 5,253 | — | #2 | #405 |
| 1889 | 5,085 | — | #2 | #371 |
| 1888 | 5,008 | — | #2 | #360 |
| 1887 | 4,240 | — | #2 | #489 |
| 1886 | 4,298 | — | #2 | #472 |
| 1885 | 4,014 | — | #2 | #399 |
| 1884 | 3,880 | — | #2 | #400 |
| 1883 | 3,322 | — | #2 | #448 |
| 1882 | 3,143 | — | #2 | — |
| 1881 | 2,714 | — | #2 | #431 |
| 1880 | 2,616 | — | #2 | #529 |