How Many People Are Named An?
An estimated 2,387 people in the United States have the first name An. It is used for both genders, with 55.2% female. The average bearer is 24 years old, and An peaked in popularity in 2016 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of An as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name An paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- An is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,387
About 1 in 143,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
55.2% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2016
73 births
Total Registered
2,458
since 1880
Gender Distribution for An
An is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (44.8%) and females (55.2%). Out of 2,458 total births registered, 1,101 were male and 1,357 were female.
An as a male name
Ranked #4,313 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (32 births)
An as a female name
Ranked #4,373 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (47 births)
An: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for An span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 618 babies were registered. While An is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
An by Decade
How has An tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
An by State
Birth registrations for An span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, New York. On average, about 134 Ans were registered per state.
An + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with An as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to An
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
An: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named An?
We estimate approximately 2,387 people named An are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 143,592 Americans share this first name.
Is An a common name?
An is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,458 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was An most popular?
An reached peak popularity in 2016, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named An is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is An a female name?
An is predominantly female. 55.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many An Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: An Smith, An Johnson, An Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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