Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Anna
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1918
Peak era
1918
Peak births
15,666
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Anna
How many people are named Anna?
An estimated 399,752 living Americans are named Anna.
How rare is Anna?
Anna is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,521 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 83.9% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Anna?
The median age of a living American named Anna is approximately 32 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 49 years old.
Is Anna still popular?
Somewhat. Anna has been declining since its 1918 peak and registered 2,521 births in 2025.
Where is Anna most common?
Anna has its strongest geographic signal in Alaska, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
83.9%
2025
2,521
All-time
914,859
Where it lives now
Anna is most concentrated in Alaska — about 4.2× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Anna is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.