How Many People Are Named Ann Little?

There are approximately 77 people named Ann Little living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,451,355 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ann with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Little. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 4,451,355 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ann

Last Name

Little

Ann: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ann. The peak year was 1957 with 9,068 births. The average person named Ann today is 64 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ann

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ann in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ann rose or fell over time.

White

87.30%

Black

4.56%

Hispanic

2.62%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.34%

Two or More Races

1.52%

Ancestry of the Little Surname

The surname Little was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Little in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.24%

Black

23.51%

Hispanic

3.06%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.61%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.21%

Two or More Races

4.39%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ann" has an estimated frequency of 0.0662% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Little" appears at a rate of 33.81 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ann are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 77 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ann

Ann Smith Ann Johnson Ann Williams Ann Brown Ann Jones Ann Garcia Ann Miller Ann Davis

Other people with the surname Little

Michael Little James Little John Little David Little Robert Little William Little Jeffrey Little Angela Little

Ann Little: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ann Little?

We estimate approximately 77 people named Ann Little are alive in the United States today. The first name Ann is shared by 227,069 Americans, and the surname Little is shared by 115,889.

How rare is the name Ann Little?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,451,355 Americans. The first name Ann is common and the surname Little is common.

Is Ann a male or female name?

Ann is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1957 and the average bearer today is 64 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ann?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ann was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (87.30%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.56%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (3.66%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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