Anne

Meaning and origin of Anne

Popularity of Anne in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
• Over recent years, Anne has been stable (−2.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Anne every 51 schools, all spellings combined.

Anne in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  461^st girls’ name23 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,820

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  658^th girls’ name53 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,915

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  618^th girls’ name1,440 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,356−0.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  842^nd girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,769

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,218^th girls’ name81 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,479−0.8% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Hanne (in French)abroad

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

Names similar to Anne

• Armance
• Joanne
• Naïs
• Suzon
• Janelle
• Annaëlle
• Jodie
• Adélie
• Anouk
• Louana
• Marylou
• Jenny

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• →French names of Germanic origin