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Ann

Ann holds the #1076 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 225 newborn girls in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 1936 (#28 nationally, 6,666 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#163 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1076
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#28
in 1936 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
225
girls named Ann

Ann popularity, 1880–2025

0.17%0.35%0.52%0.69%18801900192019401960198020002020#28 in 1936
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1936

Where Ann is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025MI—New York: #1235 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1235Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025IL—Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025PA—New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025CT—California: #1948 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1948Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025WV—Virginia: #573 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#573Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025AR—Tennessee: #532 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TN#532North Carolina: #1138 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1138South Carolina: #519 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)SC#519District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025LA—Mississippi: #163 (15 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)MS#163Alabama: #177 (25 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)AL#177Georgia: #854 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#854Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ann in 2025HI—Texas: #1790 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1790Florida: #1325 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1325
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#163), Alabama (#177), South Carolina (#519)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ann in the most recent year of SSA data.

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