Ann
Pronounced AE1 N (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1957
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Ann?
Ann is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 799,652 children — the 31st most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1957, when 14,536 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — An and Anne — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Ann and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- An
- Anne
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 N · AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 0
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ann
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ann
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ann?
- Ann ranks 31st among girls' names in US records, with 799,652 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,981.
- Is Ann a unisex name?
- No. Ann is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Ann most popular?
- 1957, when 14,536 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Ann spelled?
- An, Anne. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.