Anne

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Ana in BR Brazil, ES Spain, AR Argentina and 9 more, Ann in US United States, GB United Kingdom, PH Philippines and 2 more, Anna in PL Poland, NL Netherlands, DE Germany and 2 more and Анна in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, TR Türkiye.

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 10 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◐

Anne is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name514K records spelled Anne7 spellings in the group

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

  Also written Ánne, Anné, Annē, Änne, Ånne

• Finnish given name179K records spelled Anne7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Sweden, Philippines

  Also written Änne, Ánne, Anné, Annê, Ãnne

• Swahili given name98K records spelled Anne6 spellings in the group

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

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho, Kinyarwanda

  Also written Anné

• Indonesian given name45K records spelled Anne8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written 'Anne, Ännë, Anné, Änne, Annè

• a separate given name20K records spelled Anne17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden

  Also written Ánne, Ānne, Ånnë, Anné, Ănne

• Italian given name16K records spelled Anne7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Philippines, San Marino

  Also written Annè, Anné, Anne', Ãnnë, Ànne

• Greek given name13K records spelled Anne19 spellings in the group

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

  Also written Ann, An, Ahn, Ανν, Añ

• Thai given name12K records spelled Anne35 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Philippines, Italy

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Ann, Anna, แอนนา, Aenna, แอนน่า

107 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●

Anne 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.

• In English, from Ann (Hants); first attested Ralph de Anne 1200 P (Ha)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In English, 2. habitation name from Ann in Hants, which is so called from an old stream name, probably a Brit. cogn. of W on ash tree. Sir William de Anne, constable of Tickhill Castle in S Yorks, in 1315, was the ancestor of several landed and titled families, including the Annes of Burghwallis, the Charltons of Great Canfield, and the Barons Heneage.

  as a name·A dictionary of surnames

• In French, Du hébreu Hannah, « grâce » ; fête le 26 juillet, sainte Anne, mère de la Vierge Marie.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du hébreu Hannah, « grâce »; sainte Anne, mère de la Vierge, fêtée le 26 juillet.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, De l’hébreu Hannah « grâce »; sainte Anne, invoquée pour la guérison.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

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●

• Anne of Denmarkb. 1574GBQueen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England (1574-1619)
• Anne Hydeb. 1637GBEnglish Royal
• Anne of Great Britainb. 1665GBQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714 (1665–1714)
• Anne Bancroftb. 1931USAmerican actress (1931–2005)
• Anne, Princess Royalb. 1950GBdaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Isabelle Huppertb. 1953FRnot in their usual nameFrench actress (born 1953)
• Marine Le Penb. 1968FRnot in their usual nameFrench politician (born 1968)
• Jennifer Garnerb. 1972USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress
• Zara Tindallb. 1981GBnot in their usual nameBritish Olympic equestrian; daughter of Anne, Princess Royal
• Vanessa Hudgensb. 1988USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress and singer (born 1988)

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 · 1,890 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Anne?

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

In which country does Anne have the most bearers?

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

How common is Anne compared with other names?

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

Is Anne a male or female name?

Anne 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 Anne mean?

Recorded meaning: French form of Anna, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favor'.