Ann Name Popularity

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How popular is Ann?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Ann, ranked the 983rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Ann has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 28, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1936.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1957 with 9,040 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Ann was 130 in 1881.

Ann, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1889, 1890-1895, 1896-1900, and 1901-1916, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1968-1976, 1979-1987, 1988-1996, 2001-2004, and 2005-2009.

The popularity trend for Ann has steadily decreased for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Ann for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Ann?

Ann's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Ann is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Ann has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Ann (Girl)		Ann (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		267	983	< 5	--
2017		255	1,011	< 5	--
2016		265	993	< 5	--
2015		306	897	< 5	--
2014		283	947	< 5	--
2013		279	914	< 5	--
2012		268	948	< 5	--
2011		256	991	< 5	--
2010		285	913	< 5	--
2009		287	930	< 5	--
2008		343	827	< 5	--
2007		368	782	< 5	--
2006		387	725	< 5	--
2005		434	642	< 5	--
2004		402	684	6	10,016
2003		498	554	< 5	--
2002		525	521	< 5	--
2001		506	529	< 5	--
2000		546	493	< 5	--
1999		583	455	< 5	--
1998		555	464	< 5	--
1997		626	415	< 5	--
1996		663	400	< 5	--
1995		743	354	< 5	--
1994		785	341	< 5	--
1993		848	314	< 5	--
1992		945	295	< 5	--
1991		1,025	268	< 5	--
1990		1,125	249	< 5	--
1989		1,088	246	8	5,648
1988		1,172	222	6	6,462
1987		1,204	221	< 5	--
1986		1,303	199	8	4,864
1985		1,443	188	< 5	--
1984		1,694	160	6	5,594
1983		1,812	157	12	3,419
1982		1,920	155	9	4,246
1981		2,123	133	11	3,614
1980		2,171	135	7	4,958
1979		2,266	126	9	4,082
1978		2,320	125	9	3,868
1977		2,452	118	8	4,187
1976		2,437	108	14	2,824
1975		2,717	104	11	3,255
1974		2,929	100	11	3,127
1973		3,255	93	13	2,719
1972		3,362	91	15	2,429
1971		4,558	78	20	2,054
1970		5,737	62	25	1,744
1969		6,131	57	16	2,136
1968		6,178	54	10	2,736
1967		6,250	57	25	1,538
1966		5,992	61	20	1,725
1965		6,781	59	27	1,488
1964		7,758	60	24	1,617
1963		7,976	57	19	1,838
1962		8,122	56	20	1,808
1961		8,215	54	22	1,731
1960		8,675	52	25	1,620
1959		8,920	44	13	2,301
1958		8,849	47	23	1,643
1957		9,040	44	28	1,485
1956		8,987	46	19	1,827
1955		8,912	43	23	1,611
1954		8,753	44	18	1,828
1953		8,577	46	16	1,960
1952		8,654	45	18	1,808
1951		8,421	46	13	2,141
1950		7,922	45	10	2,439
1949		7,869	44	15	1,943
1948		8,025	44	19	1,702
1947		8,893	41	20	1,699
1946		8,077	40	12	2,150
1945		7,037	39	22	1,406
1944		7,080	39	19	1,576
1943		7,829	37	23	1,460
1942		7,666	38	41	1,054
1941		7,122	37	22	1,446
1940		7,195	35	23	1,399
1939		6,550	33	23	1,390
1938		6,990	32	30	1,199
1937		6,712	30	28	1,264
1936		6,665	28	34	1,118
1935		6,707	30	27	1,295
1934		6,639	32	25	1,357
1933		6,209	34	19	1,588
1932		6,196	34	20	1,587
1931		5,857	35	19	1,643
1930		5,532	41	26	1,429
1929		5,172	46	18	1,792
1928		4,931	54	24	1,523
1927		4,783	59	14	2,206
1926		4,779	55	5	4,236
1925		4,935	52	23	1,587
1924		5,035	55	14	2,236
1923		5,022	52	12	2,456
1922		5,054	49	21	1,698
1921		5,058	53	19	1,833
1920		5,041	49	15	2,138
1919		4,924	49	8	3,123
1918		5,613	44	13	2,263
1917		5,455	44	14	2,095
1916		5,343	40	12	2,266
1915		4,896	43	12	2,188
1914		3,888	40	9	2,277
1913		2,998	46	7	2,285
1912		2,666	47	9	1,755
1911		1,882	53	11	1,038
1910		1,842	52	12	931
1909		1,478	56	5	1,455
1908		1,354	62	5	1,379
1907		1,264	62	6	1,201
1906		1,064	70	5	1,259
1905		996	75	6	1,094
1904		880	78	< 5	--
1903		774	84	< 5	--
1902		753	83	< 5	--
1901		634	89	< 5	--
1900		736	92	< 5	--
1899		586	92	< 5	--
1898		593	101	< 5	--
1897		545	97	< 5	--
1896		488	105	< 5	--
1895		551	97	< 5	--
1894		470	105	< 5	--
1893		397	110	< 5	--
1892		393	115	< 5	--
1891		337	117	< 5	--
1890		328	121	< 5	--
1889		341	112	< 5	--
1888		295	123	< 5	--
1887		239	124	< 5	--
1886		229	124	< 5	--
1885		208	124	< 5	--
1884		214	118	< 5	--
1883		167	124	< 5	--
1882		150	125	< 5	--
1881		130	123	< 5	--
1880		131	122	< 5	--

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.