Ann

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Ana in BR Brazil, ES Spain, AR Argentina and 9 more, Anna in PL Poland, NL Netherlands, DE Germany and 2 more, Анна in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, TR Türkiye and Anne in FR France, DK Denmark.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 25 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Ann is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hindi given name94K records spelled Ann29 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Philippines

  Languages: Hindi, Sinhala, Urdu

  Also written Anne, Ayan, Enne, অ্যান, Ãyâñ

• Indonesian given name93K records spelled Ann12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written Baian, Äññ, Ānn, Ănn, Ḁnn

• Chinese given name79K records spelled Ann12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Myanmar (Burma)

  Languages: Chinese, Burmese

  Also written Ânñ, Añn, Ăññ, Âññ, Anń

• Greek given name42K records spelled Ann19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Anne, An, Ahn, Ανν, Añ

• Vietnamese given name41K records spelled Ann4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Philippines

  Also written Ânn, Ănn, An-N

• Hungarian given name37K records spelled Ann10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hungary, Finland, United States, United Kingdom

  Languages: Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Änn, Ánn, Ãnn, Ànn, Ānn

• Thai given name31K records spelled Ann35 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Philippines, Italy

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Anna, Anne, แอนนา, Aenna, แอนน่า

87 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Ann is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Variant spelling of Anne. Ann was the more common of the two spellings in I2 the roth century, but is now losing ground to the form with final -e. Pet form: Annie.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• English: variant spelling of ANNE , Ann was the more common of the two spellings in the 19th century, but is now losing ground to the form with final - e .

  as a word

• In gem-pro, first/third-person singular present active indicative of *unnaną

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Estonian, a female given name, an old Estonian short form of Anna

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In ang, first/third-person singular present indicative of unnan

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Mary Todd Lincolnb. 1818USnot in their usual nameFirst Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865
• Alice Munrob. 1931CAnot in their usual nameCanadian writer (1931–2024)
• Deborah Harryb. 1945USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of Blondie (born 1945)
• Priscilla Presleyb. 1945USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress and businesswoman
• Kylie Minogueb. 1968AUnot in their usual nameAustralian singer and actress (born 1968)
• Kate Mossb. 1974GBnot in their usual nameEnglish model and businesswoman
• Stacy Fergusonb. 1975USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer, rapper and actress (born 1975)
• Jesse Janeb. 1980USnot in their usual nameAmerican pornographic actress (1980–2024)
• Elisha Cuthbertb. 1982CAnot in their usual nameCanadian actress
• Cheryl Coleb. 1983GBnot in their usual nameBritish singer, dancer, and television presenter

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,158 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Ann?

We estimate roughly 6.9 million people bear Ann (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Ann have the most bearers?

Ann is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled анна.

How common is Ann compared with other names?

In Russia, Ann is the 15th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Ann a male or female name?

Ann is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Ann mean?

Recorded meaning: Hebrew name meaning ‘He has favoured me’; name of St Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin.