Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Anna

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Anna
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1918

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

15,666

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

82.8%

2024

2,700

All-time

912,251

Anna is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 15,666 girls were named Anna.

In 2024, only 2,700 girls were given the name.

Down 82.8% from its peak.

All told, about 912,251 Americans have been named Anna and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1918

191815,666 girls named Anna

20242,700 girls named Anna

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