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Baby name

Ann

Girl

Origin of the name

Ann is a form of Anne, from the Hebrew Hannah, “grace.”

Classic name

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1957 was its best year: 9,040 births, or 1 baby in 465. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 1076.
470,261births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 44rank at its peak, in 1957

Where babies named Ann are born

1957

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The darker the blue, the more common Ann is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ann is most common in Rhode Island (2.3 times), Massachusetts (2.3) and Connecticut (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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