Anna

given name · Latin script

Meaning, in English: Form of Anne used in Ireland; also used to anglicise the native name Aine

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ænə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Anna is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Brazil than in any other country, where it is the 5th most common given name.

rarermore common
  • SESweden1 in 34(measured from records)
  • PLPoland1 in 36
  • CZCzechia1 in 40

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Anna itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Brazil (measured from records)

3,948,650 named Ana, 2022

#9 (measured from records)

of 15M given names

8 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
622 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 34 (inferred from the name graph)

Sweden

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

АннаCyrillic(measured from records)
AnaLatin(measured from records)
אנהHebrew(measured from records)
ԱննաArmenian(measured from records)
ΑνναGreek(measured from records)
ანაGeorgian(measured from records)
ሓናEthiopic(measured from records)
아냐Hangul(measured from records)

3 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Ana in BR Brazil, SV El Salvador, PT Portugal, Анна in RU Russia and Ганна in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Anna, along with Simeon, represents the pious and watchful remnant of Israel joyfully recognizing and proclaiming the arrival of the Messiah. Her presence signifies that the hope of redemption is fulfilled in Jesus, and this revelation is available to all the faithful, regardless of age or gender.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 16 languages in the etymology graph.

How Anna is read(measured from records)

Anna is one spelling over 4 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

  • English51%

    Form of Anne used in Ireland; also used to anglicise the native name Aine.

    as a nameIrish first names

  • Polish5.5%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Anna in Polish.

  • German5.2%

    from Hebr. Channa 'grace'; also feminine form of German Anno

    as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

  • Spanish5.2%

    No dictionary in our sources glosses Anna in Spanish.

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Anna counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Anna is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
BR Brazil#53,948,650as Ana1 in 543.9MAna287
RU Russia#15≈2,500,000 est.≈1 in 56#5Анна302
PL Poland#11,063,7561 in 361.1MAnna282
UA Ukraine#10≈910,000 est.≈1 in 48listedГанна162
US United States#75512,9541 in 648512KAnna622
SE Sweden#2302,9941 in 34303KAnna212
CZ Czechia#15269,6381 in 40270KAnna170
PT Portugal#2≈240,000 est.≈1 in 42622Ana240
SV El Salvador#10≈180,000 est.≈1 in 36—Ana108

3,948,650 people counted by IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror), 2022. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20); dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); MVČR — living population register 2017; IRN — Nomes próprios mais frequentes (2017–2023). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Anna is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hungarian given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Hungary, United States, Finland, Sweden

    Languages: Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian

  • a separate name10 spellings in the group

    Also written Ànna, Aṇṇā, Ånna, Ánna, Annā

  • Hindi given name30 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, United Kingdom, Russia

    Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu

    Also written আন্না, Ayana, অন্ন, Aanna, অন্নু

  • Indonesian given name15 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, Philippines

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

    Also written 'Anna, Aññà, Ännä, Ānnà, Ãnnâ

  • Japanese given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Japan, United States, Italy, United Kingdom

    Also written An-Na

  • Latvian given name16 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Latvia, Lithuania, United States, United Kingdom

    Languages: Latvian, Lithuanian

    Also written Ana, Ặňặ, Åńä, Ânnã, Aņņa

155 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Anna is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • Anna, along with Simeon, represents the pious and watchful remnant of Israel joyfully recognizing and proclaiming the arrival of the Messiah. Her presence signifies that the hope of redemption is fulfilled in Jesus, and this revelation is available to all the faithful, regardless of age or gender.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Anna, of Hebrew origin meaning 'grace', is associated with the devout and wise prophetess in the New Testament who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah. It suggests piety, wisdom, and faithfulness.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • The name Anna is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Hannah (חַנָּה), which means 'grace' or 'favor'.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • In Hausa, Hausa (Nigeria): used for people who maintain traditional beliefs and practices; non-Muslim country folk.

    as a nameAfrican Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

100012001400160018002000Anna Comnena, b. 1083Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain, b. 1549Anna Ivanovna, b. 1693Anna Pawlowa, b. 1882Patty Duke, b. 1946Anna Wintour, b. 1949Anna Lindh, b. 1957Anna Kournikova, b. 1981Megan Rapinoe, b. 1985Alexandra Daddario, b. 1986

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Anna,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 178 sources across 92 countries.

Official registers attesting Anna
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)—1.1M#1
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)20261.1M#1
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020512K#82
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—303K#2
CZ CzechiaMVČR — living population register 2017—270K#14
BR BrazilIBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror)2022164K—
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—163K#202
CZ Czechianaše jména — 2016 MVČR snapshot—135K#14
SE SwedenSCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023)202097K—
BR BrazilIBGE — Nomes (census name API)—56K#732
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)202023K—
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020657#82

Reference works 9

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Anna come from?
Anna, along with Simeon, represents the pious and watchful remnant of Israel joyfully recognizing and proclaiming the arrival of the Messiah. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
In which country does Anna have the most bearers?
In Brazil, the national register counted about 3.9 million people named Ana, more than in any other country we hold.
Where is Anna most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Anna is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 34 people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.
What are other forms of the name Anna?
In the etymology graph, Ana, Ann and Nancy are forms of the same name in other languages; Anu, Annick and Anissa are recorded short or pet forms.
Is Anna a male or female name?
Anna is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What does the name Anna mean?
In English, Form of Anne used in Ireland; also used to anglicise the native name Aine.
How do you pronounce Anna?
A machine transcription gives /ænə/ (IPA) for English.
How common is the name Anna?
In Poland, the national register counted 1,063,756 people named Anna in 2026, about 1 in 36 residents.
How common is Anna compared with other names?
In Brazil, Anna is the 5th most common given name of 474,894 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Anna” — the 5th most common given name in Brazil. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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