How popular is the baby name Anna in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Anna.
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During the early decades of the the 20th century, Thomas Edward “Tommy” Justice and Laura Effie Justice (née Searcy) of Henderson County, North Carolina, welcomed 14 children — including a set of triplets.
Here are the names of all 14 siblings:
Curtis Edward (born in 1900)
Sidney Thomas (b. 1902)
Dessie M. (b. 1904)
Bessie Martha (b. 1904)
Essie Margaret (b. 1904)
Lula Belle (b. 1906)
unnamed son (b. 1908)
William Leonard (b. 1909)
James Arthur (b. 1911)
Anna May (b. 1914)
Fred (b. 1917)
Mary Sue (b. 1919)
Laura Lee (b. 1921)
George Washington (b. 1924)
Dessie, Bessie, and Essie were born in the family’s log cabin on March 16, 1904.
As children, Dessie and Bessie looked a lot alike, but Essie stood out because she “was the runt,” according to Dessie.
Dessie also noted that all three of them were “bashful” as youngsters:
We were entered in baby shows and attracted a lot of attention since we were triplets, but we didn’t like it. We would run and hide under the bed when people came to take our pictures. They would have to drag us to the shows and feed us ice cream behind the curtain to keep us at the show.
Speaking of Dessie…I wasn’t able to track down her middle name. What do you think Dessie’s middle initial, “M.,” might have stood for?
Some possible influences/associations for a few of the above:
Filianore is a character in the video game Dark Souls III (2016) — specifically, in the downloadable content pack Dark Souls III: The Ringed City (2017).
St. Frowin of Engelberg was a 12th-century Swiss German abbot.
Itgelt is likely based on the Mongolian word itgel, meaning “faith, belief.”
Kordian is the main character of the Polish drama Kordian (1834) by Juliusz Slowacki.
Lysithea refers to several figures in Greek mythology, as well as to a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019).
Metatron is an archangel mentioned in Jewish folklore.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine.
St. Willibald was an 8th-century Englishman who became a bishop in Bavaria.
Finally, here’s a link to Austria’s 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
Last year, the European country of Switzerland welcomed 80,024 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Mia and Noah.
Here are Switzerland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Mia, 380 baby girls
Emma, 376
Sofia, 358
Emilia, 313
Elena, 286
Lia, 260 (tie)
Olivia, 260 (tie)
Lina, 259
Nora, 240
Mila, 239
Ella, 208
Lara, 207
Lena, 202
Luna, 200
Lea, 196
Malea, 194
Anna, 192
Alice, 191 (3-way tie)
Sophia, 191 (3-way tie)
Valentina, 191 (3-way tie)
Yara, 188
Elina, 183
Nina, 182
Alina, 181
Leonie, 178
Aurora, 176
Giulia, 172
Chiara, 170
Eva, 164
Elin, 162 (3-way tie)
Julia, 162 (3-way tie)
Laura, 162 (3-way tie)
Amelia, 156 (tie)
Emily, 156 (tie)
Livia, 155
Luana, 154
Sophie, 147
Alma, 145
Maria, 133
Elisa, 131
Juna, 130
Sara, 126
Yuna, 125
Zoé, 124
Dua, 120
Ayla, 118 (tie)
Clara, 118 (tie)
Malia, 117 (tie)
Mara, 117 (tie)
Inaya, 114 (4-way tie)
Jana, 114 (4-way tie)
Lou, 114 (4-way tie)
Victoria, 114 (4-way tie)
Boy names
Noah, 495 baby boys
Liam, 442
Matteo, 362
Gabriel, 284
Leano, 282
Leo, 273
Luca, 271
Leon, 255
Elias, 246
Lio, 245
Louis, 241
Nino, 201
Leonardo, 196
Aaron, 193
Ben, 189
Elio, 187
Elia, 186
Theo, 182
Luan, 180 (tie)
Samuel, 180 (tie)
David, 173 (tie)
Levi, 173 (tie)
Livio, 172
Malik, 168
Mateo, 166
Nico, 161
Arthur, 160
Adam, 158 (tie)
Lian, 158 (tie)
Leandro, 157
Diego, 155
Julian, 151
Finn, 150 (tie)
Mattia, 150 (tie)
Noé, 146
Emil, 143 (tie)
Enea, 143 (tie)
Nael, 141
Mael, 140
Levin, 138
Oliver, 137
Milo, 133
Kian, 132
Rayan, 131
Enzo, 130
Daniel, 129 (tie)
Robin, 129 (tie)
Emilio, 126 (tie)
Lino, 126 (tie)
Lucas, 124
The girls’ top 100 included Lynn (65th), Amira (76th), Kiara (89th), and Aurelia (94th).
The boys’ top 100 included Laurin (58th), Nevio (72nd), Andrin (88th), and Nils (93rd).
Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. Here are the top baby names among the speakers of each of these languages:
Girl names
Boy names
German speakers (62.3% of the population)
1. Mia, 289 2. Emilia, 287 3. Sofia, 249
1. Noah, 323 2. Matteo, 282 3. Liam, 279
French speakers (22.8% of pop.)
1. Emma, 125 2. Olivia, 103 3. Alice, 94
1. Noah, 143 2. Gabriel, 140 3. Liam, 139
Italian speakers (8.0% of pop.)
1. Emma, 25 2. Aurora, 24 3. Ginevra/Sofia, 21 each
1. Leonardo, 38 2. Noah, 28 3. Enea, 26
Romansh speakers (0.5% of pop.)
1. Amalia/Gianna/Hannah, 2 each
1. Mauro, 4 2. Luca/Nino, 3 each
And here’s a selection of uncommon names that were given to just two babies each in Switzerland in 2023:
Last year, the Nordic country of Finland welcomed 44,960 babies. Not all of these babies had government-registered names by the time Finland released its baby name data in April of 2024, though, so only 44,710 of them are accounted for below.
Finnish speakers
About 84.9% of the people in Finland primarily speak Finnish.
Of the 35,481 (named) babies born to Finnish speakers last year, 17,251 were girls and 18,230 were boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Aino and Eino.
Here are the top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names:
Girl names (Finnish speakers)
Aino, 264 baby girls
Olivia, 245
Aada, 233
Lilja, 225
Sofia, 224
Eevi, 220
Ellen, 206
Linnea, 203
Helmi, 197
Aava, 196 (tie)
Isla, 196 (tie)
Viola, 183
Kerttu, 177
Emma, 173
Pihla, 171
Venla, 167
Hilla, 165 (tie)
Seela, 165 (tie)
Emilia, 152
Ella, 148
Elli, 145
Livia, 143
Alma, 138
Selma, 128
Elsi, 127
Elsa, 124
Enni, 123
Matilda, 122
Ilona, 120
Oona, 116
Frida, 113
Vivian, 111
Minea, 108
Vilma, 106
Aurora, 105
Hilda, 105
Hilma, 101 (tie)
Stella, 101 (tie)
Lumi, 99
Amanda, 98
Alina, 94 (tie)
Alisa, 94 (tie)
Mila, 93
Mette, 92
Nella, 90
Viivi, 87 (tie)
Bea, 87 (tie)
Siiri, 83 (3-way tie)
Nelli, 83 (3-way tie)
Saimi, 83 (3-way tie)
Boy names (Finnish speakers)
Eino, 376 baby boys
Oliver, 343
Väinö, 320
Elias, 305
Onni, 283
Leo, 278
Emil, 229
Vilho, 217
Eeli, 207
Aatos, 200
Noel, 194
Alvar, 193
Oiva, 192
Toivo, 189
Eemil, 186
Leevi, 184
Nooa, 181
Hugo, 168
Joel, 166
Otso, 150
Viljami, 147
Kasper, 137 (tie)
Eemi, 137 (tie)
Eelis, 136 (tie)
Anton, 136 (tie)
Aarni, 134
Niilo, 131
Lenni, 130
Aapo, 129
Daniel, 126
Julius, 125
Milo, 122
Leon, 121
Edvin, 120
Aaron, 119 (3-way tie)
Viljo, 119 (3-way tie)
Luka, 119 (3-way tie)
Samuel, 116
Veikko, 115
Mikael, 111 (tie)
Eetu, 111 (tie)
Eliel, 109
Lukas, 107 (tie)
Jooa, 107 (tie)
Lucas, 105
Rasmus, 104
Sulo, 102 (tie)
Eemeli, 102 (tie)
Iivo, 100
Jasper, 92
How are those similar-looking #1 names pronounced? The girl name Aino is pronounced IE-no (first syllable rhymes with pie and lie), while the boy name Eino is pronounced AY-no (first syllable rhymes with pay and lay)
Swedish speakers
About 5.1% of the people in Finland primarily speak Swedish.
Of the 3,009 (named) babies born to Swedish speakers in Finland last year, 1,451 were girls and 1,558 were boys.
Here are the top 5+ girl names and top 5 boy names:
1. Liam, 33 baby boys 2. Theo, 27 (tie) 3. Alvar, 27 (tie) 4. Leon, 25 5. Hugo, 23
Other languages
Other languages spoken in Finland include Russian, Estonian, Arabic, English, and Sami.
Of the 6,220 (named) babies born in Finland last year to parents who primarily speak something other than Finnish or Swedish, 3,085 were girls and 3,135 were boys.
Here are the top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names:
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