A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Anna
symmetrical · unadorned · measured
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the ancient name Channah, meaning favor, which filtered into Greek and Latin translations as Anna. Continental administrative registries carried the spelling across Europe through the Middle Ages. American clerks recorded it consistently from the first federal tally in 1880, establishing it as a permanent fixture across rural settlements and coastal cities.
Also answers toAnnie
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 15,697 souls, A.D. 1918 2025
2025: 2,521 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
40 yrs
Most Annas were born around 2000 — old enough to remember dial-up.
Peak Reign
1918
№10 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 30%
then Millennial 23% · Boomer 15%
Rarity
Top 100 all-time
≈918K ever born · now falling
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Anna grew up with
SSA DataYouTube after school·early Minecraft servers·Silly Bandz
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Anna peaked in 1918.
Estimated average age: 40.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Anna sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Anna sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Anna. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as completely level, four letters that mirror each other without tipping over. An Anna today is statistically likely to be forty years old, having arrived around the year 2000 rather than during the 1918 peak. The name tends to be pictured alongside canvas tote bags, ballpoint pens with caps intact, and hardbound planners. It suggests an owner who still prints paper boarding passes at home just in case a screen fails.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its single-year high in 1918 with about sixteen thousand births, though Gen Z now accounts for thirty percent of living bearers.
Field Note 02
With about 918,000 births recorded since 1880, it sits at rank fifty on the all-time national list.
Field Note 03
It is one of the few four-letter names that cannot be garbled over a crackling telephone line.
Notable Annas
AI-WrittenAnna Freudpsychoanalyst, b. 1895
Anna May Wongactress, b. 1905
Anna Wintoureditor, b. 1949
Anna Kendrickactress, b. 1985
Ephemera — If Anna were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Color
Unbleached linen
Job
Textile conservator
Object
Ironstone pitcher
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