Anna

What does the name Anna mean?

Anna is the Latin and Greek form of the Hebrew Hannah and means "grace" or "favor". Christian tradition gives it to the mother of the Virgin Mary, and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Frozen princess have kept it in the spotlight. Anna ranked number 22 in 2000 and number 19 in 2001, stayed in the US top 100 through 2024 and sits at number 107 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Girl's name

Origin

Hebrew / Latin

Name day

July 26

Popularity

#107 of the girl names in the United States

International

Anna (English / German / Italian / Swedish / Polish / Russian), Ana (Spanish / Portuguese / Romanian), Anne (French / English), Hannah (English / Hebrew), Anneli (Finnish).

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