Ann

English variation of Hebrew Hannah

"grace"

Ann Origin and Meaning

The name Ann is a girl's name of Hebrew, English origin meaning "grace".

Ann, the name of the sainted mother of the Virgin Mary, was among the top girls’ names for centuries, in both the original English Ann spelling and the French Anne. Both left the Top 100 around 1970 and show no signs of returning, with Anne is the middle of the US Top 1000 and Ann dropped out of sight.

Once a go-to middle name, Ann has lost its stature in that position as well. Still, it's one of the most common names for girls of the 20th century.

Some more popular related names today include Hannah, Anna, and Annabelle.

Ann Rank in US Top 1000

# 981 in the US

Ann Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 543 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ann

• 981 US 2019
• 543 Nameberry 2025
• 72 Unique 2023
• 475 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Ann

• (Dorothy) Ann Willis Richards American politician, former governor of Texas
• Ann Dustin Wilson American musician of rock band Heart
• Ann Matthews Martin American children's novelist
• Ann Bradford Davis American actress
• Ann Hart Coulter American political commentator
• Ann Radcliffe English Gothic novelist
• Ann Curry American TV journalist
• Ann Landers pen name of Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer, American advice columnist
• Ann Lois Davies Romney wife of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
• (Stanley) Ann Dunham mother of U.S. President Barack Obama
• Ann Margret (Olsson), Swedish,American actress and singer
• Ann Marie McLaughlin Korologos 19th U.S. Secretary of Labor
• Ann Kiyomura Hayashi, American tennis player
• Ann "Annie" McLane Kuster U.S. Congresswoman from New Hampshire
• Ann VanderMeer American publisher and editor Weird Tales Magazine
• Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda) American actress
• Ann Rork Light American actress
• Ann Kathrin Brömmel, German model
• Ann Hodgman American children's author
• Ann Savoy American Cajun musician
• Ann Ronell American composer
• Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff, German equestrian
• Ann Marie Blyth American actress
• Ann Rae Rule American author
• Ann Cusack American actress
• Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim) American actress
• Ann Taylor English poet
• Ann Prentiss (born Ann Elizabeth Ragusa) American actress
• Ann Magnuson American actress
• (Lucille) Ann Casey American pro wrestler
• Ann Elizabeth Meyers American basketball player
• Ann Pennington American actress and singer
• Ann Mallalieu Baroness Mallalieu, English peer
• Ann Shoket American magazine editor
• Anate "Ann" Augustine Indian actress
• Ann Todd Jealous American author and activist
• Ann Truong Australian actress
• Ann Eleonora Jørgensen Danish actress
• Ann Voskamp American author
• Ann Kirkpatrick U.S. Congresswoman from Arizona
• Ann Gillis (born Alma Mabel Conner) American actress
• Ann Makosinski Canadian inventor

The name Ann in Pop Culture

• "Ann " song by The Stooges
• Ann Meredith Perkins character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
• Ann Paul Veal character on TV's "Arrested Development"
• Ann Weying aka She Venom, character in Marvel Comics
• Ann Bradshaw character in the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray
• Ann Possible Kim's mother on animated TV show "Kim Possible"
• Ann Ewing character on TV's "Dallas"
• Ann "Panther" Takamaki character in "Persona" series
• Ann Darrow character in "King Kong" series
• Ann character in video game "Style Savvy"
• Ann character in video game "Harvest Moon"
• Annalina "Ann" Aldurren character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
• Ann Summers British lingerie and sex toy company
• Ann character in Yesterday's child, by Barbara Wood
• Ann character in "Glitch", by Cotton Valent
• Ann Taylor clothing brand
• Raggedy Ann style of doll
• Sweet Ann an English Vocaloid

International Variations of the name Ann

• Anne French
• Ana Spanish