Ann as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ann

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The baby name Ann is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æn/ (rhymes with 'man').

Ann is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: Hebrew

Pronunciation: /æn/ (rhymes with 'man')

What is the meaning of the name Ann ?

The baby name Ann is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æn/ (rhymes with 'man').

Ann is Hebrew in Origin.

Ann is the concise English form of Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Channah, meaning "grace" or "favor." Through Greek Anna in the Septuagint and Latin Anna, the name spread across Christian Europe, buoyed by veneration of Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary. English records show wide use from the late Middle Ages, with the final-e variant Anne prevailing in early sources while Ann emerged as a streamlined spelling.

In Britain Anne long dominated, but Ann rose from the 17th century and became especially common in 19th-20th century America, often favored as a crisp first or middle name and in compounds such as Annmarie and Annabeth. Variants and cognates include Anne, Anna, Ana, Hanna/Hannah, and the diminutives Annie, Nan, and Nancy; international offshoots include Anya/Ania, Annika, Anita, Annette, and Annalise/Anneliese, all reflecting the core sense of grace.

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Ann Todd

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Ann Dvorak

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Ann Savage

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Ann Magnuson

Actor · Born 1956 · United States

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Ann-Marie MacDonald

Actor · Born 1958 · Canada

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Ann Wedgeworth

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Ann Doran

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Ann Sidney

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Ann Gillis

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Ann Petrén

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Ann Eleonora Jørgensen

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Ann	Lise-Lotte Fredriksson Casper	Anni-Frid Lyngstad	singer	★★★★★	Ragnar Fredriksson	musician

Ann – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Girls	2020	#1	—	423
TM		0	#4	1	66
FJ		0	#6	1	374
FJ	Girls	0	#9	1	583
KR	Girls	0	#15	1	572
ET	Girls	0	#16	1	372
PH	Girls	0	#16	921	13,098
BN		0	#21	11	2,297
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
MO		0	#32	21	2,706
MV	Girls	0	#33	3	2,021
NA		0	#33	1	2,537
EE		0	#34	4	1,051
MD		0	#34	1	434
TW		0	#34	70	4,523
TM	Girls	0	#35	1	574
MT		0	#37	7	1,767
ID		0	#39	1	2,238
TW	Girls	0	#39	387	8,139
GE		0	#41	4	997
PH		0	#41	56	5,607
HK	Girls	0	#45	2,753	16,104
MO	Girls	0	#49	296	7,056
SG	Girls	0	#51	1,726	18,916
BN	Girls	0	#53	55	5,459
CM		0	#56	1	2,592
CY		0	#56	5	1,632
RU	Girls	0	#59	4,145	11,913
JM		0	#61	27	3,714
LU		0	#61	6	2,830
QA	Girls	0	#66	358	15,378
MY	Girls	0	#67	3,807	24,821
JP		0	#70	8	4,057
AL		0	#74	3	2,372
AZ	Girls	0	#74	2	1,051
CN		0	#75	11	3,857
QA		0	#75	26	7,011
AF		0	#76	1	1,883
AO		0	#77	1	2,729
RU		0	#77	172	3,641
JM	Girls	0	#78	266	7,507
MV	Boys	0	#78	2	3,375
BG		0	#80	3	1,799
MD	Girls	0	#81	10	865
MD	Boys	0	#81	1	756
KW	Girls	0	#82	736	19,177
GE	Girls	0	#83	22	1,564
MY		0	#84	297	12,352
DK	Girls	0	#87	477	7,429
KZ		0	#89	6	1,452
AF	Girls	0	#94	1	2,402
KW		0	#97	20	5,216
NG	Girls	0	#98	3,519	15,093
MT	Girls	0	#99	53	3,773
OM		0	#101	16	6,215
EE	Girls	0	#102	37	1,888
ID	Girls	0	#102	1	3,319
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
CN	Girls	0	#108	379	8,829
CY	Girls	0	#108	14	3,755
GE	Boys	0	#110	1	2,055
OM	Girls	0	#110	343	15,987
Norway	Girls	2023	#111	7	467
AE	Girls	0	#112	628	20,968
HU		0	#114	2	1,675
SG		0	#115	175	11,010
DK		0	#124	88	5,198
CR		0	#127	32	5,526
PA		0	#130	9	3,797
BN	Boys	0	#131	9	6,332
IQ		0	#132	2	3,533
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#133	3	1,786
MU		0	#134	4	3,613
AE		0	#135	43	10,220
GR		0	#135	1	3,911
ID	Boys	0	#135	1	4,130
RS	Girls	0	#136	2	1,651
JO		0	#139	2	2,158
BW	Girls	0	#146	6	4,216
HK		0	#147	249	8,483
PR	Girls	0	#148	14	3,171
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
LU	Girls	0	#168	18	4,850
NG		0	#171	95	5,926
CZ		0	#174	12	3,154
PL	Girls	0	#174	329	5,096
PL		0	#175	39	2,600
HR		0	#176	6	2,081
SI	Girls	0	#177	1	2,769
PR	Boys	0	#178	1	2,508
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
Sweden	Girls	2021	#182	2	1,666
NA	Girls	0	#185	40	7,146
AR		0	#189	5	2,915
SA	Girls	0	#191	1,276	25,931
AL	Girls	0	#198	25	4,141
KZ	Girls	0	#198	141	5,862
LT	Girls	0	#198	3	1,904
PS		0	#202	17	5,692
GH	Girls	0	#204	140	6,973
Belgium	Girls	1995	#209	20	429
JP	Girls	0	#209	37	6,592
BG	Girls	0	#210	14	3,559
MO	Boys	0	#211	13	5,842
TW	Boys	0	#215	27	7,111
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
GH		0	#218	26	5,396
LU	Boys	0	#219	2	4,970
IR		0	#220	10	4,221
HU	Girls	0	#221	5	3,308
GR	Girls	0	#233	10	6,293
BD		0	#237	5	5,992
SA		0	#237	59	10,560
JO	Girls	0	#239	89	7,570
IL		0	#245	30	6,291
PT		0	#245	6	4,161
CZ	Girls	0	#247	96	5,378
NA	Boys	0	#253	1	6,830
EC	Girls	0	#257	2	3,650
HR	Boys	0	#259	1	3,997
SD	Girls	0	#272	74	7,678
ZA	Girls	0	#272	2,283	25,928
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
HR	Girls	0	#278	12	3,687
Canada	Girls	2024	#279	7	2,795
JM	Boys	0	#290	4	6,876
KZ	Boys	0	#291	6	6,578
Finland	Girls	0	#293	101	1,368
Finland		0	#295	13	830
AL	Boys	0	#296	8	5,122
PE		0	#298	13	6,350
ZA		0	#301	147	14,421
CZ	Boys	0	#302	4	6,530
JP	Boys	0	#302	2	7,909
CN	Boys	0	#303	17	9,639
MU	Girls	0	#313	39	8,539
Germany		0	#326	116	2,542
DK	Boys	0	#332	1	7,401
GT		0	#333	6	5,948
NL		0	#335	57	2,481
PL	Boys	0	#335	6	6,459
CR	Girls	0	#338	203	11,342
EG		0	#352	49	6,387
GH	Boys	0	#354	8	8,138
BH		0	#361	195	17,937
MU	Boys	0	#363	7	8,477
PH	Boys	0	#363	21	11,440
YE		0	#367	15	8,639
Austria	Girls	0	#368	53	1,885
MX		0	#369	45	8,339
BD	Girls	0	#377	10	8,413
Germany	Girls	0	#378	661	4,949
PT	Boys	0	#381	1	7,951
Finland	Girls	2026	#385	603	3,895
JO	Boys	0	#385	5	7,057
CL		0	#393	19	6,867
Spain		0	#397	56	2,326
PS	Girls	0	#398	129	10,981
France	Girls	2018	#400	3	3,265
BO		0	#403	6	6,868
UY	Boys	0	#413	1	5,922
IQ	Girls	0	#414	91	11,303
PT	Girls	0	#417	35	7,952
PA	Girls	0	#427	55	9,861
EG	Girls	0	#429	782	14,742
IR	Girls	0	#437	94	8,334
IL	Girls	0	#450	171	11,648
NL	Girls	0	#459	626	5,933
SD	Boys	0	#460	7	10,523
RU	Boys	0	#463	43	12,621
CO		0	#469	12	7,768
CM	Girls	0	#475	66	11,671
AR	Boys	0	#483	1	7,628
HK	Boys	0	#487	41	12,905
GT	Girls	0	#489	17	7,500
UY	Girls	0	#494	17	6,731
GT	Boys	0	#498	2	7,625
CR	Boys	0	#507	4	10,188
LY		0	#511	25	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#559	3	10,655
IR	Boys	0	#563	3	10,162
AR	Girls	0	#571	29	8,289
CM	Boys	0	#574	2	12,054
Spain	Girls	0	#591	439	5,561
BO	Girls	0	#592	20	9,488
SG	Boys	0	#598	100	17,960
BD	Boys	0	#599	7	10,045
IN	Girls	0	#600	32	13,121
LB		0	#613	46	13,263
BO	Boys	0	#622	1	9,244
IL	Boys	0	#624	2	10,983
MY	Boys	0	#631	539	25,439
IT		0	#640	75	4,183
IQ	Boys	0	#658	10	13,071
QA	Boys	0	#691	17	18,093
CL	Boys	0	#694	7	13,390
United States	Girls	2024	#706	211	8,487
KW	Boys	0	#718	52	18,755
SY		0	#719	10	11,684
CL	Girls	0	#728	124	14,098
TN		0	#802	28	13,765
MX	Girls	0	#804	423	17,781
PE	Girls	0	#809	135	14,861
United States	Boys	2004	#827	6	7,246
EG	Boys	0	#839	48	15,035
OM	Boys	0	#851	31	17,948
IT	Girls	0	#852	704	9,415
PE	Boys	0	#868	11	14,506
NG	Boys	0	#890	62	16,906
CO	Boys	0	#902	19	15,656
BR	Girls	0	#932	10	12,708
NL	Boys	0	#937	15	5,873
Germany	Boys	0	#939	14	5,697
MX	Boys	0	#966	17	16,355
CO	Girls	0	#971	108	16,140
IN	Boys	0	#1,031	9	16,750
AE	Boys	0	#1,052	41	22,615
MA		0	#1,057	72	20,986
DZ		0	#1,099	78	20,130
TR		0	#1,135	77	19,440
ZA	Boys	0	#1,136	43	25,619
IT	Boys	0	#1,453	19	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,498	117	28,008

Ann is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

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