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The baby name An is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced AHN.

An is Chinese, Sumerian, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 1
Origin: Chinese, Sumerian, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: AHN

What is the meaning of the name An ?

The baby name An is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced AHN.

An is Chinese, Sumerian, Vietnamese in Origin.

An is most often a Chinese and Vietnamese name written 安, Mandarin ān and Sino-Vietnamese An. The graph is attested in early Chinese writing and is traditionally analysed as 宀, roof, over 女, woman, giving the lexical field of being settled, peaceful, safe, or secure. An is also an independent Sumerian theonym, written with the sky determinative 𒀭, whose literal sense was heaven or sky.

In Chinese use, 安 functions as both surname and given-name element, appearing alone or in compounds such as Ping'an. Vietnamese An is a concise personal name shaped by the Sino-Vietnamese learned vocabulary. The Sumerian An was the sky god later known in Akkadian as Anu, but that line is mythological rather than a continuous naming tradition. Modern English records treat An as rare and often gender-neutral.

An has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name An

Wang Anshi Politician · Born 1021 · Song dynasty Wang Anshi was a Song dynasty Chinese statesman, poet, and philosopher best known for leading the controversial New Policies reforms as chancellor. He was also an important economist and writer whose ideas had a lasting impact on Chinese political thought. Emperor An of Han Royal · Born 94 · Eastern Han Emperor An of Han is best known as the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty, ruling from 106 to 125. He was born in 94, was a grandson of Emperor Zhang, and became emperor after his cousin Emperor Shang died while Empress Dowager Deng Sui served as regent. King An of Zhou Royal · Born -450 · Zhou dynasty King An of Zhou was a ruler of the Eastern Zhou dynasty in ancient China, best known for reigning from 401 to 376 BC. Born Ji Jiao, he succeeded his father, King Weilie of Zhou, and ruled during a turbulent period in early Chinese history.

An – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
FJ 0 #6 1 374
KR 0 #8 1 201
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
KR Boys 0 #23 5 897
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
GE 0 #39 6 997
MO 0 #49 4 2,706
LU 0 #58 9 2,830
AL 0 #61 15 2,372
TW 0 #66 35 4,523
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AF 0 #73 4 1,883
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
SI 0 #76 5 1,612
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
GE Girls 0 #83 22 1,564
PH 0 #85 12 5,607
LT 0 #86 3 949
BN Girls 0 #89 18 5,459
AF Girls 0 #90 5 2,402
QA 0 #91 10 7,011
KZ 0 #92 3 1,452
SD 0 #99 4 2,130
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
GE Boys 0 #106 5 2,055
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
EE Boys 0 #120 6 2,087
ID Boys 0 #121 11 4,130
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
BN Boys 0 #122 12 6,332
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
AZ Boys 0 #127 5 1,400
IQ 0 #127 7 3,533
MU 0 #131 7 3,613
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
Switzerland Girls 2024 #134 2 1,786
LT Boys 0 #135 16 2,166
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
EE Girls 0 #140 3 1,888
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
PL Girls 0 #150 414 5,096
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
CR 0 #157 9 5,526
Germany 0 #158 396 2,542
MO Girls 0 #161 93 7,056
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
MO Boys 0 #166 58 5,842
PL 0 #167 47 2,600
TW Girls 0 #167 114 8,139
HU Boys 0 #168 7 3,954
SI Girls 0 #169 9 2,769
HR 0 #170 10 2,081
CZ 0 #172 14 3,154
MT Boys 0 #172 8 4,064
LU Girls 0 #173 13 4,850
TW Boys 0 #174 69 7,111
Sweden Boys 2020 #175 3 1,548
PR Boys 0 #176 3 2,508
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
RU 0 #179 11 3,641
UY 0 #179 4 2,477
AE 0 #180 8 10,220
Austria 0 #183 31 850
AL Girls 0 #185 38 4,141
AR 0 #186 8 2,915
BD 0 #193 35 5,992
LT Girls 0 #194 7 1,904
SI Boys 0 #196 14 3,402
Germany Girls 0 #199 1,696 4,949
EG Boys 0 #199 2,356 15,035
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
Belgium Girls 1995 #208 21 429
BG Girls 0 #208 16 3,559
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
NA Girls 0 #213 12 7,146
LU Boys 0 #214 7 4,970
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
IR 0 #217 13 4,221
HU Girls 0 #219 7 3,308
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
RU Girls 0 #224 424 11,913
JP Girls 0 #229 17 6,592
AL Boys 0 #235 64 5,122
SG 0 #235 35 11,010
EG Girls 0 #236 2,213 14,742
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
CN Boys 0 #247 75 9,639
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
HR Boys 0 #247 12 3,997
NA Boys 0 #248 6 6,830
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
MU Girls 0 #258 94 8,539
MY 0 #260 71 12,352
QA Girls 0 #261 56 15,378
AF Boys 0 #268 7 3,535
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
SA 0 #271 25 10,560
JM Girls 0 #272 7 7,507
PL Boys 0 #272 64 6,459
KZ Boys 0 #273 17 6,578
HR Girls 0 #274 16 3,687
CZ Girls 0 #275 68 5,378
IL 0 #279 4 6,291
Canada Girls 2024 #280 6 2,795
KZ Girls 0 #283 38 5,862
CZ Boys 0 #284 21 6,530
CN Girls 0 #287 63 8,829
JP Boys 0 #287 11 7,909
PH Girls 0 #289 103 13,098
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
Canada Boys 2023 #301 9 2,601
EG 0 #302 102 6,387
Austria Girls 0 #304 119 1,885
MU Boys 0 #304 54 8,477
SD Girls 0 #304 42 7,678
BD Girls 0 #305 82 8,413
RU Boys 0 #305 219 12,621
JO Girls 0 #307 19 7,570
IQ Girls 0 #311 206 11,303
NL Girls 0 #311 1,087 5,933
DK Girls 0 #322 8 7,429
PE 0 #322 8 6,350
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
TN 0 #329 958 13,765
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
NL 0 #332 60 2,481
OM Girls 0 #332 65 15,987
YE 0 #332 50 8,639
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
HK 0 #337 12 8,483
DZ 0 #345 1,903 20,130
PH Boys 0 #351 33 11,440
SG Girls 0 #351 243 18,916
BD Boys 0 #352 256 10,045
GH Boys 0 #353 9 8,138
JO Boys 0 #356 22 7,057
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
Finland Girls 0 #375 17 1,368
Austria Boys 0 #379 64 2,180
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
SD Boys 0 #387 59 10,523
MX 0 #388 26 8,339
France Girls 2020 #389 6 3,215
KW Girls 0 #389 127 19,177
Germany Boys 0 #395 804 5,697
CL 0 #398 14 6,867
Spain 0 #401 52 2,326
BO 0 #402 7 6,868
France Boys 2015 #404 3 2,851
UY Boys 0 #405 9 5,922
Finland Boys 0 #413 15 2,041
HK Boys 0 #416 114 12,905
LY 0 #424 113 12,703
MY Girls 0 #428 743 24,821
MY Boys 0 #431 958 25,439
CO 0 #442 39 7,768
AR Boys 0 #443 25 7,628
AE Girls 0 #445 109 20,968
MA 0 #446 1,207 20,986
CR Girls 0 #449 84 11,342
HK Girls 0 #453 163 16,104
PT Girls 0 #463 9 7,952
GT Boys 0 #464 11 7,625
PA Boys 0 #466 16 9,305
PA Girls 0 #467 15 9,861
CR Boys 0 #469 19 10,188
IR Girls 0 #469 62 8,334
ZA 0 #469 6 14,421
PS Girls 0 #491 33 10,981
UY Girls 0 #492 19 6,731
GT Girls 0 #493 13 7,500
SG Boys 0 #494 208 17,960
BH 0 #502 52 17,937
IQ Boys 0 #507 161 13,071
IR Boys 0 #508 45 10,162
PS Boys 0 #510 39 10,655
SA Girls 0 #520 448 25,931
AR Girls 0 #550 50 8,289
CM Girls 0 #553 8 11,671
CM Boys 0 #567 9 12,054
BO Boys 0 #580 13 9,244
BO Girls 0 #583 29 9,488
IL Girls 0 #584 34 11,648
IL Boys 0 #586 22 10,983
IN Girls 0 #596 36 13,121
IT 0 #600 115 4,183
CL Boys 0 #605 61 13,390
QA Boys 0 #635 73 18,093
LB 0 #639 20 13,263
SY 0 #665 64 11,684
KW Boys 0 #666 104 18,755
Finland Boys 2026 #671 12 3,552
Spain Girls 0 #714 278 5,561
Finland Girls 2026 #720 19 3,895
OM Boys 0 #722 160 17,948
BR Boys 0 #730 22 12,213
CL Girls 0 #738 114 14,098
CO Boys 0 #741 181 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #748 185 5,610
NG Girls 0 #761 26 15,093
PE Boys 0 #810 69 14,506
NL Boys 0 #838 114 5,873
IN Boys 0 #851 151 16,750
United States Boys 2024 #869 24 7,044
PE Girls 0 #875 69 14,861
MX Boys 0 #881 102 16,355
United States Girls 2024 #885 32 8,487
CO Girls 0 #891 188 16,140
BR Girls 0 #921 21 12,708
NG Boys 0 #922 30 16,906
AE Boys 0 #941 152 22,615
IT Boys 0 #943 553 10,046
IT Girls 0 #951 533 9,415
MX Girls 0 #996 188 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,010 701 28,008
ZA Girls 0 #1,095 47 25,928
TR 0 #1,118 94 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,150 29 25,619

An is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

Canada
United States
Switzerland
France
Flanders, Belgium

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People also ask about An

An is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
An is a one syllable name, pronounced AHN.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ān, Ahn, On and Anu.
Yes — An ranked #134 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
An ranks highest in Switzerland (#134 in 2024).
Yes — 3 notable people named An are in our database, including Wang Anshi (Politician), Emperor An of Han (Royal), King An of Zhou (Royal).