A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME

Anna

/ˈæn.ə/ · girl name · № 107 of 1,000
symmetrical · unadorned · measured

Origin & Meaning

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Derived 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 Data
YouTube after school·early Minecraft servers·Silly Bandz

Generation Distribution — Living Annas

SSA Data
Silent 7%Boomer 15%Gen X 13%Millennial 23%Gen Z 30%Gen Alpha 12%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data
SSA: Anna peaked in 1918.
Estimated average age: 40.

What people think

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Anna sounds like someone born in —

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Public Opinion Ledger

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First Impressions

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The 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

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Field 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

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Anna Freudpsychoanalyst, b. 1895
Anna May Wongactress, b. 1905
Anna Wintoureditor, b. 1949
Anna Kendrickactress, b. 1985

Adjacent Names

Clara · Emma · Alice · Ruth · Martha · Nora

Ephemera — If Anna were a…

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City
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Color
Unbleached linen
Job
Textile conservator
Object
Ironstone pitcher
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