Entry № 0089 · Hebrew origin

Anna Anna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AN-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Grace"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 58
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "grace".

Anna is the Latin and Greek form of the Hebrew Hannah — from Channah (חַנָּה), meaning "grace" or "favour." In the New Testament Anna is a prophetess who recognises the infant Jesus in the temple.

Anna is one of the most widely used girl names in the world — found in some form (Anna, Ann, Anne, Anya, Annie) in nearly every European language. Today it sits in the U.S. top 60 and is consistently in the top 5 in many European countries.

Grace. Four letters. Used in every European language.

The name in its native script.

חַנָּה
Transliteration
Channah
Pronunciation
/ ˈæn.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Anna stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 58 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 22 in 1985
Babies named Anna · last year
4,124 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №22 NOW · №58

Annas before her.

Real people
Anna Wintour
British-American editor. Editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988.
born 1949
Anna Pavlova
Russian prima ballerina.
1881 – 1931
In fiction
Anna Karenina
Heroine of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
1877 novel
Princess Anna
Heroine of Disney's Frozen.
2013 film

Names connected to Anna.

The number behind Anna.

7

The Seeker

Anna reduces to seven — the number of depth, reflection, and quiet wisdom.

Why families chose this name.

"Four letters, easy in every language we speak. Anna was simply right."
Helena · Mother of one · Stockholm