Anna

“grace”

Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Anna

Anna means “grace” and is of Hebrew origin.

Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1901.
Over recent years, Anna has been stable (−0.4% a year).
In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.2 Anna on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Anna ranks 16^th in Northern Ireland, 27^th in Ireland and 49^th in Scotland, against 12^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
16^th girls’ name225 babies in 3 years1 girl in 100−5.8% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
27^th girls’ name449 babies in 3 years1 girl in 144−7.1% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
49^th girls’ name246 babies in 3 years1 girl in 221−7.3% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
53^rd girls’ name140 babies in 3 years1 girl in 284−5.4% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
62^nd girls’ name419 babies in 3 years1 girl in 369−7.5% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
124^th girls’ name97 babies in 3 years1 girl in 433−4.3% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
97^th girls’ name8,171 babies in 3 years1 girl in 591−6.1% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
129^th girls’ name1,128 babies in 3 years1 girl in 681−7.8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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