Anna
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Anna is a form of Hannah and Ann, meaning “grace” or a woman favored by God. In the Gospel of Luke, Anna is an elderly widow and prophetess at the Jerusalem temple who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah. Actress and model Anna Nicole Smith is a notable bearer.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
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Usage of Anna in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Anna against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Anna is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Anna in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,521 girls were named Anna, making it the #107 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 914,859 girls have been named Anna, with the most (15,666) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, Washington, D.C. and New Hampshire.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Anna in other languages
- Hanna Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Swedish
- Ana Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish
- Anne Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French
- Анна Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
- Anja Dutch, Slovenian
- Ann English, Swedish
- Annette Dutch, English
- Ahna English
- Ania Polish
- Anni Finnish
- Annía Icelandic
- Enna Finnish
- Inna Icelandic
- Աննա Armenian
- あんな Japanese
Anna name days
- July 26 Czech Republic
- July 26 Hungary
- July 26 Latvia
- July 26 Luxembourg
- July 26 Norway
- December 9 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Anna
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Anna, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Anna | 1976 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Anna | 1969 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
| Hurricane Anna (Category 2) | 1965 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
| Tropical storm Anna | 1961 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Hurricane Anna (Category 2) | 1961 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Anna (Category 1) | 1956 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Anna | 1947 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Anna
There are 191 towns and villages with Anna in their name, in 37 countries.
🇮🇹 Italy 86🇺🇸 United States 21🇬🇷 Greece 8🇷🇺 Russia 8🇦🇹 Austria 6🇧🇪 Belgium 4🇨🇿 Czechia 4🇩🇪 Germany 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Anna | Voronezh Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 19,148 | Map |
| Anna Regina | Pomeroon-Supenaam, 🇬🇾 Guyana | 12,448 | Map |
| Anna | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 11,463 | Map |
| Anna Paulowna | North Holland, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | 8,845 | Map |
| Anna | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,321 | Map |
| Sant'Anna | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 3,062 | Map |
| Anna Valley | England, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2,893 | Map |
| Anna | Valencia, 🇪🇸 Spain | 2,775 | Map |
| Anna | Abidjan Autonomous District, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 2,116 | Map |
| Anna Maria | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,669 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Anna
There are 40 lakes and reservoirs with Anna in their name, in 9 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 17🇨🇦 Canada 16🇦🇺 Australia 1🇪🇸 Spain 1🇫🇮 Finland 1🇬🇪 Georgia 1🇮🇪 Ireland 1🇮🇹 Italy 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Anna Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Anna Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Anna Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Anna Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Anna Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Anna Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Anna Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Anna Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Anna Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Anna Marsh | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Anna songs
18 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Anna in their title. The best known:
- Anna – Toto (1988)
- Anna – Jill Johnson
- Anna – Téléphone (1977)
- Anna – The Cribs (2012)
- Anna – Carlo Zannetti (2016)
- Anna – Madame (2018)
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- Anna – Annika Norlin (2008)
- Anna – Antoni Albors i Asins
- Anna – Francesc Mas i Ros
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Anna
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Anna.
AnNa R.
Anna Barkova
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Blaman
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Fictional characters named Anna
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Anna as a pet name
FurryName has found 220 dogs named Anna in public pet registers, making it the #674 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Maple Ridge (4), Burlington (2), Prospect (1). Anna as a dog name →
FurryName has found 12 cats named Anna in public pet registers, making it the #552 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Tacoma (2), Golden Plains Shire (1), Laval (1). Anna as a cat name →
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