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An Name Popularity

    

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How popular is An?

In 2018 the rare name An, ranked the 3,655th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, An would be a striking name choice.

Position 3391, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2015.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2010 with 47 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named An was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

An, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1979-1983, and 2006-2010.

Sometimes the name An has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for An has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name An for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of An?

An's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The name An is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   An (Girl)An (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 41 3,655 30 3,578
2017 30 4,571 29 3,669
2016 46 3,410 27 3,869
2015 47 3,391 24 4,177
2014 33 4,352 32 3,370
2013 33 4,337 26 3,863
2012 30 4,709 17 5,260
2011 28 4,920 23 4,230
2010 47 3,411 16 5,490
2009 29 4,946 16 5,563
2008 29 5,019 18 5,073
2007 32 4,568 26 3,898
2006 23 5,722 17 5,082
2005 29 4,589 26 3,620
2004 37 3,825 21 4,135
2003 30 4,315 26 3,445
2002 21 5,454 24 3,556
2001 24 4,841 17 4,483
2000 24 4,798 24 3,427
1999 33 3,638 16 4,348
1998 22 4,802 29 2,786
1997 20 5,019 32 2,502
1996 22 4,590 24 3,024
1995 20 4,854 23 3,024
1994 21 4,690 29 2,558
1993 28 3,781 23 2,946
1992 31 3,505 28 2,536
1991 31 3,448 24 2,755
1990 18 5,068 21 2,954
1989 26 3,786 21 2,908
1988 21 4,175 25 2,369
1987 24 3,630 25 2,271
1986 19 4,196 23 2,361
1985 23 3,624 29 1,975
1984 23 3,531 25 2,100
1983 22 3,553 25 2,087
1982 15 4,725 24 2,163
1981 16 4,533 16 2,781
1980 10 6,337 15 2,969
1979 8 7,340 15 2,903
1978 9 6,404 8 4,164
1977 8 6,911 8 4,181
1976 9 6,060 8 4,029
1975 12 4,866 7 4,329
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.