Anna

Anna: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “grace”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: AN-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the Hebrew name Hannah through Greek and Latin forms. Anna is a long-established international form used across Europe.

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How popular is Anna?

2024811 per million US babies

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Babies named Anna in 20242,700

2024 rank#94 girls

Peak year1891

Total US babies since 1880915,007

Anna is fading: recent use is about 58% of its level ten years before.

Names like Anna

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Annegrace; favor · Hebrew
Anikagrace · Sanskrit
Annikagrace · Scandinavian
Annyagrace · Russian
Annettagrace · Italian
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew

Anna questions

What does the name Anna mean?

Anna means "grace". It comes from Hebrew. From the Hebrew name Hannah through Greek and Latin forms. Anna is a long-established international form used across Europe.

Is Anna a boy or girl name?

Anna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Anna?

2,700 US babies were named Anna in 2024. Its peak year was 1891.

How do you pronounce Anna?

Anna is usually pronounced AN-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.