How Many People Are Named Anna?
An estimated 416,152 people in the United States have the first name Anna. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #112 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Anna peaked in popularity in 1918 with 15,697 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anna 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 Anna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Anna is overwhelmingly female, 2,756 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
416,152
About 1 in 824 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1918
15,697 births
Total Registered
915,007
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anna
Anna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 915,007 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Anna as a male name
Ranked #10,884 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1989 (58 births)
Anna as a female name
Ranked #94 in 2024
2,700 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (15,666 births)
Anna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 124,290 babies were registered. Anna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anna by Decade
How has Anna 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38,320 | 161 | 38,159 | |
| 1890s | 55,461 | 200 | 55,261 | |
| 1900s | 55,099 | 181 | 54,918 | |
| 1910s | 119,311 | 313 | 118,998 | |
| 1920s | 124,290 | 396 | 123,894 | |
| 1930s | 66,896 | 298 | 66,598 | |
| 1940s | 41,443 | 162 | 41,281 | |
| 1950s | 41,833 | 133 | 41,700 | |
| 1960s | 41,078 | 149 | 40,929 | |
| 1970s | 37,974 | 163 | 37,811 | |
| 1980s | 57,588 | 263 | 57,325 | |
| 1990s | 78,717 | 126 | 78,591 | |
| 2000s | 90,452 | 145 | 90,307 | |
| 2010s | 51,360 | 55 | 51,305 | |
| 2020s | 15,185 | 11 | 15,174 | |
Anna by State
Birth registrations for Anna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, California. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, Nevada. On average, about 14,980 Annas were registered per state.
Anna + Last Name Combinations
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Anna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anna?
We estimate approximately 416,152 people named Anna 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 824 Americans share this first name.
Is Anna a common name?
Anna is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 915,007 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anna most popular?
Anna reached peak popularity in 1918, when 15,697 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anna is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anna a female name?
Anna is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anna Smith, Anna Johnson, Anna 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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