Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Anna
/AN · uh/
Meaning
“Gracious or merciful”
Hebrew 'Chana' meaning 'gracious' or 'merciful'; biblical (mother of Mary); foundational Western name.
Nicknames
anne · annie · ann
Vibe
gentlewarm
How it ages.
Permanent top-10-20 across English-speaking world for 150+ years; appeals across all demographics; royal associations.
The cultural moment.
Stable top-10-20 globally; slight softening in trendiest metros favoring variants (Annabella, Arabella); perennial classic. Currently ranks #6 in Austria, #15 in Germany, #15 in France, #16 in Switzerland, #25 in the Netherlands, #26 in Ireland and #37 in Spain. It also ranks among the hundred most common given names in the world.