Ann is the plain English form of Anna, which comes from the Hebrew Hannah and means "grace" or "favor". Queen Anne, who reigned over Great Britain in the early 18th century, is the name's most famous bearer, and it was a top 100 name in the United States until the 1970s. Today Ann is used mostly as a middle name: as a first name it ranked number 493 in 2000 and stands at number 1076 in 2025.