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ANNA

Name ANNA

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 1,665,711 births of Anna in the countries below, which represents an average of 11,730 births of children bearing the first name Anna per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 18,769 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Anna   
In Italiano Nome Anna   
Available variants : Anna- , Änna
Variations : Ahnna , Ana , Aňa , Âna , Anika , Anita , Anja , Anka , Anne , Änne , Annette , Anni , Änni , Annie , Ännie , Annuska , Annuška , Anouk , Antje , Anu , Anya , Nannie , Ona , Onie


Information about the first name Anna

We celebrate Anna on July 26th
The first name Anna is listed in our categories :The first name Anna has been assigned to:
0.08% to boys
99.92% to girls
The country where the first name Anna is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Anna

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Anna : A N N A, An An, An Na, Anan, Anna-, Anna—, Na Na, Naan, Nana

Anna in Japanese *

Romajianna
Katakanaアンナ
Hiraganaあんな
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Anna in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Anna

US English
Etymology src :
  • The Latinate and New Testament form of Ann, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה‎ (ḥanâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Doublet of Hannah.
  • The city in Illinois was named after Anna Davie, the wife of one of the first settlers.
Etymology src :
  • From Hindi अन्न (anna, “food, grain”), आना (ānā), from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).
Alternative forms src :
  • ana
Anagrams src :
  • A.A.N.N., Nana, anan, na-na, naan, nana
Noun src :
  • anna (plural annas)
  • A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or 1⁄16 rupee.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈænə/
  • (æ-tensing) IPA(key): [ˈeənə]
  • Rhymes: -ænə
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈænə/
  • Rhymes: -ænə
People (Journalism) src :
  • Anna Cabana (born 1979), French journalist
  • Anna Dániel (1908–2003), Hungarian journalist
  • Anna Shechtman (born 1990/1991), American journalist and crossword compiler
  • Anna Wintour (born 1949) British-American fashion journalist and editor-in-chief of the magazine Vogue
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • annas in the rupee
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Anna Kournikova
  • Anna potatoes
  • Anna's hummingbird
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • The name or its cognates are well used in all European languages because of the medieval cult of St. Anna or Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary.
  • Anna is periodically popular in the English-speaking world as a Latinate variant of Ann/Anne.
FR French
Etymology src :
  • A Latinate variant of French Anne, from Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה‎ (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Anna.
Anagrams src :
  • nana
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /a.na/
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
General
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f (diminutive Annag)
  • a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Ann
Slovak
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f (genitive singular Anny, nominative plural Anny, declension pattern of žena)
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • anenský
  • Hana
  • Anča
  • Anica
  • Anina
  • Anuľa, Hanuľa
  • Anka, Hanka
  • Anička, Hanička
HU Hungarian
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈɒnːɒ]
  • Hyphenation: An‧na
  • Rhymes: -nɒ
Proper noun src :
  • Anna
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Polish
Etymology src :
  • Learned borrowing from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה‎ (ḥannâ). Doublet of Hanna.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈan.na/
  • Rhymes: -anna
  • Syllabification: An‧na
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f (diminutive Andzia or Aneczka or Ania or Anka or Anula or Anusia)
  • a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Ann, Anna
  • 265 Anna (main belt asteroid)
PT Portuguese
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f
  • a female given name; alternative spelling of Ana
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology src :
  • From Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה‎ (ḥannâ, literally “grace, gracious”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈan̪ˠa/, /ˈan̪ˠə/
Icelandic
Etymology src :
  • From Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה‎ (ḥannâ).
Etymology src :
  • From Old Norse anna.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈanːa]
  • Rhymes: -anːa
  • Homophones: anna
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈanːa/
  • Rhymes: -anːa
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f (genitive singular Önnu)
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Verb src :
  • anna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative annaði, supine annað)
  • (transitive, with dative) to manage, be able to do
  • (reflexive, with dative) to care for, see to
Verb (Related terms) src :
  • umönnun
  • önn
SE Swedish
Etymology src :
  • First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291. From Vulgate Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה‎ (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious". Cognate with English Ann.
Anagrams src :
  • anan
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /²ana/
Proper noun src :
  • Anna c (genitive Annas)
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Anneli, Annelie, Annette, Annie, Annika, Anny
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Traditionally one of the most popular Swedish names, for example the most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1920s, the 1970s and the 1980s.
Latin
Etymology src :
  • From Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה‎ (Ḥannâ).
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.na/, [ˈänːä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.na/, [ˈänːä]
Proper noun src :
  • Annā f
  • ablative of Anna
Verb src :
  • annā
  • second-person singular present active imperative of annō
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • First-declension noun, singular only.
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • Italian: Anna
IT Italian
Etymology src :
  • From Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה‎ (Ḥannâ).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈan.na/
  • Rhymes: -anna
  • Hyphenation: Àn‧na
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Annina, Nina
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From Middle Dutch Anna, from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה‎ (Ḥannâ).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.naː/
  • Hyphenation: An‧na
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
  • Anna (Biblical prophetess)
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • An, Anita, Ank, Anke, Ankie, Anne, Annet, Annette, Annie, Annita, Anoejska, Ans, Antje
  • Hanna
FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • From Vulgate Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה‎ (ḥannâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious".
Anagrams src :
  • Nana, naan
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑnːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): An‧na
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑnːɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): an‧na
Verb src :
  • anna
  • inflection of antaa:
  • present active indicative connegative
  • second-person singular present imperative
  • second-person singular present active imperative connegative
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • (given names) Anita, Anitta, Anja, Anna-Liisa, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Anniina, Annika, Annikki, Annukka, Anu, Hanna
  • (surnames) Annala
Proper noun (Statistics) src :
  • Anna is the 4th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 28,677 female individuals (and as a middle name to 17,232 more), and also belongs to 5 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Traditionally one of the most popular female names in Finland, for example, the most common first name of women throughout the 19th century.
  • Common first part of conjoined names such as Anna-Liisa and Anna-Maija.
DK Danish
Proper noun src :
  • Anna
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
  • Anna (Biblical prophetess)
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • Ane, Anette, Anita, Anja, Ann, Anne, Annelise, Annemarie, Annette, Anni, Annie, Anny
DE German
Etymology src :
  • From Latin Anna, which see.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈana/, [ˈʔa.na]
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f (genitive Annas or (with an article) Anna)
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • (variants) Anne, Änne
  • (pet forms) Anita, Anja, Anke, Ännchen, Anneke, Ännerl, Ännerle, Annette (Anette), Anni (Anny), Änni, Annika (Anika), Antje
  • (derivatives) Anneliese (Annelise), Annelie (Anneli), Annemarie, Annemie
CZ Czech
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈana]
Proper noun src :
  • Anna f (related adjective Annin)
  • a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms src :
  • (feminine): ånnår (dialectal)
  • ainna, ainnja, annja (eye dialect, dialectal palatalization)
Determiner src :
  • anna
  • feminine singular of annan
  • neuter singular of annan
NO Norwegian Bokmål
Determiner src :
  • anna
  • feminine singular of annen
  • neuter singular of annen
 

Popularity of the name Anna

Number of ANNA births per year

Popularity of the name Anna
Popularity of the name Anna

Total births of Anna by country

Births with the first name Anna
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
929
906,138
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
0
134,816
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
0
121,889
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
0
84,249
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
240
76,398
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
150
55,419
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
0
40,293
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
0
31,037
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
0
26,568
HUHungary
2003 - 2022
0
24,834
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
0
20,718
NONorway
1945 - 2022
0
17,722
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
3
17,001
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
12
16,834
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
11
15,004
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
0
11,653
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
0
10,413
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
0
8,488
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
0
6,255
EEEstonia
1931 - 2022
0
6,225
SESweden
1998 - 2022
0
5,832
FIFinland
2003 - 2022
0
5,367
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
0
4,676
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
0
4,459
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
1
2,951
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
3
2,752
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
2,108
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
0
1,743
LVLatvia
2015 - 2022
0
1,228
MDMoldova
2016 - 2022
0
415
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
0
408
CLChili
2010 - 2021
0
242
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
0
87
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
0
82
ISIceland
2016 - 2021
0
58
Popularity of the name Anna

Total births of Anna by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Anna
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
0
2,939
FRFrance
2022
0
2,380
ITItaly
2021
5
2,291
DEGermany
2022
2
2,098
PLPoland
2022
0
1,965
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
0
1,765
HUHungary
2022
0
928
ATAustria
2021
0
684
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
0
545
NLNetherlands
2022
0
455
BEBelgium
2022
0
339
SKSlovakia
2022
0
335
DKDenmark
2022
0
315
CHSwitzerland
2021
0
251
NONorway
2022
0
218
FIFinland
2022
0
209
ONOntario
2019
0
195
IEIreland
2022
0
186
ARArgentina
2015
0
116
LVLatvia
2022
0
115
QCQuebec
2022
0
109
SESweden
2022
0
66
ABAlberta
2022
0
48
BCBritish Columbia
2022
0
43
NZNew Zealand
2022
0
40
AUAustralia
2022
0
37
EEEstonia
2022
0
30
CLChili
2021
0
28
ISIceland
2021
0
23
SISlovenia
2022
0
9

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Personalities with the first name Anna

There are 1488 personalities with the first name Anna

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Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt) src

United states of america
Writer Politician Diplomat Human rights activist Journalist Autobiographer Women's rights activist Peace activist

Anna Akhmatova (Анна Андреевна Горенко) src

Russian empire Soviet union
Translator Author Literary critic Literary scholar Writer Poet

Wisława Szymborska (Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska) src

Poland
Literary critic Critic Essayist Writer Poet Mechanic Translator

Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) src

United states of america Switzerland
Actor Singer Musician Songwriter Choreographer Dancer Autobiographer Recording artist

Monica Bellucci (Monica Anna Maria Bellucci) src

Italy
Voice actor Model Film actor

Anna Politkovskaïa (Анна Степановна Мазепа) src

United states of america Soviet union Russia
Writer Poet Human rights activist Journalist Activist Peace activist

Anna Rita Del Piano src

Italy
Singer Stage actor Film actor

Anna Kournikova src

United states of america Russia
Socialite Model Tennis player

Anna Maria Jopek src

Poland
Singer Record producer Pianist Singer-songwriter Lyricist Jazz musician Recording artist


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Anna
Full list of personalities with the first name Anna

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Anna

There are 8898 actors and actresses with the first name Anna
Anna Geitzen
Anna Verheyen
Anna Radiuk
Anna Biolay
Anna Ctvrtnícková
Anna Olsen
Anna Sadovenko
Anna Yntema
Anna Pawlowska
Anna Lou Castoldi
Anna Prütz
Anna Potebnya
Anna Ben
Anna Hoelck
Anna Schuffert
Anna Sulcová
Anna Gautreaux
Anna Kotova
Anna Clary
Anna Marie Fuchs
Anna Kure Behnke
Anna Kaderávková
Anna Zöch
Anna Agafia Svideniouk Egholm
Anna Margaret
Anna Franziska Jaeger
Anna Hippert
Anna Jobarteh
Anna Gumpel
Anna Overdiek

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Anna
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Anna

Rankings of first name ANNA by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#1445IT Italy2021
#5431DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#3AT Austria2021
#3CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#4HU Hungary2022
#5DE Germany2022
#7LV Latvia2022
#7BE Belgium2022
#9FR France2022
#11CH Switzerland2021
#14SK Slovakia2022
#14IT Italy2021
#15NO Norway2022
#16NL Netherlands2022
#18DK Denmark2022
#24EE Estonia2022
#24PL Poland2022
#25IE Ireland2022
#26IS Iceland2021
#38FI Finland2022
#46ON Ontario2019
#52QC Quebec2022
#61AB Alberta2022
#62BC British Columbia2022
#83US United State of America2022
#97GB United Kingdom2021
#106NZ New Zealand2022
#122AU Australia2022
#136AR Argentina2015
#153SE Sweden2022
#170SI Slovenia2022
#334CL Chili2021
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