Annas

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Form of Ananias

Annas has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 1998. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2001, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 61% boys, 39% girls all-time.

Babies named Annas, 2016

1 in 612,000

Annas over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Annas over time

In 2016, Annas went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19142016

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Annas: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Ananias

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Annas means

Annas is a form of Ananias.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Annas is used in Biblical and Biblical Latin.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈæn.əs/ for Annas.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ananias.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 34 boys were recorded with the name Annas between 1998 and 2016. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2001; its best national rank was #8,386 in 2001.

In the United States, 22 girls were recorded with the name Annas between 1914 and 1940. Its highest annual count was 6 in 1914; its best national rank was #3,204 in 1914.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Annas?

Annas had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2016, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2016: 1 in 612,000; 6 of 3,669,531 births
Among boys only: 1 in 316,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2016: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 423,922 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Annas sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2016 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 423,922 children born in 2016 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Annas. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Annass were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Annas was born before 2006 — so the typical Annas is around 19 today.

Median birth year: 2006; About 19 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 50.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 34; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 50.0% of all recorded uses (17).

Is Annas rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2001 (7)
Years since peak: 24; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,386; 2001

Spellings of Annas

Annas is not the most common spelling — Jonas is, with 30.1% against Annas's 0.04%.

Jonas30.1%28,560
Atlas27.3%25,893
Angus7.1%6,751
Arnav3.8%3,585
Ennis3.4%3,204
Amias3.3%3,109
Adnan3.2%2,996
Anas3.1%2,906

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Annas around the world

Where Annas ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1997–2025
#5,137
in 2025
France
1997–2025
#3,833
in 2025
South Australia
1993–1993
#519
in 1993

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Annas by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,386; 2001
Peak year: 2001; 7 that year
First recorded: 1998
Last recorded: 2016
All-time count: 34
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,204; 1914
Peak year: 1914; 6 that year
First recorded: 1914
Last recorded: 1940
All-time count: 22
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Annas

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Anner Annan Anndy Jhonas Lonas Annis Annias Annon Annur Johnas Benas Finas Onas Manas Maanas Annuel Linas Minas Yonas Arunas Janas Menas Leonas Nas

Sibling names for Annas

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Magaly Nyah Sheridan Lesli Nya Shyann Danae Joana

For a brother

Destin Cristobal Dallin Donavon Coby Kevon Zakary Keyon

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