Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Anne

AN · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Grace, French form of Hannah
Language
French
Culture
French;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#649
2024 births450
Peak year1959
First appeared1880
Total US births324,648
1959 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AnnieNanNancy
Alternate spellings
AnnAnna
In other languages
Anna (Latin/German)Ana (Spanish)Annukka (Finnish)

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Notable people named Anne

Anne Frank (diarist)
Anne Hathaway (actress)
Queen Anne of Great Britain
Anne Sexton (poet)
Saint Anne