Girl

Anna

AN-uh

Top 100 → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Hebrew 'Hannah' meaning 'grace' or 'favor,' simplified in Greek. Timeless across cultures, it carries spiritual grace and elegant simplicity.”

Popularity Over Time

Anna US popularity rank over timeRank 106 in 1971 to rank 3 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#3#55#1061900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #94 in the United States.

Origin

Hebrew

Syllables

2

Nicknames

AnnieAnn

Style

ClassicTimelessElegantSoft

Famous Bearers

  • Anna Karenina (literary character)
  • Anne Frank (historical figure)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Short & Strong → Royal Names → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Clara

Latin Top 100

Lucy

Latin Top 50

Iris

Greek Top 100

Alice

Germanic Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Beatrice

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Clara

Latin Top 100

Alice

Germanic Top 100

Simone

French Rare & Uncommon

Felix

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works universally across virtually all cultures and languages

People Also Ask

Hebrew 'Hannah' meaning 'grace' or 'favor,' simplified in Greek. Timeless across cultures, it carries spiritual grace and elegant simplicity.

Anna is currently ranked #94 in the United States. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Anna include Annie, Ann.

Names that pair beautifully with Anna include Beatrice, Clara, Alice, Simone, Felix.