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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Mark Calcavecchia, who won the British open last month, withdrew from the PGA Championship, which starts Thursday in suburban Chicago, because his wife gave birth to their first child — a seven-pound, six-ounce daughter named Britney Jo.
[To clarify: The baby, born two weeks after the British Open, was named Britney to commemorate the victory.]
From a 2013 article about names in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
“The Name Game” was a hit for Shirley Ellis in 1965. You know the song: “Shirley-Shirley-bo-burly, banana-fana-fo-furly, fee-fie-foe-murly … Shirley!” She bragged that “there isn’t any name that you can’t rhyme.” While entertaining soldiers in Vietnam, however, she discovered she couldn’t rhyme “Rich” or “Chuck.”
[The other names featured in the original version of the novelty song were Lincoln, Arnold, Tony, Billy, Marsha, and Nick.]
Vogue editor Anna Wintour (in the February 2011 issue) writing about Tucson-born model Arizona Muse:
When I look at Arizona, I see shadows of Linda Evangelista and Natalia Vodianova, but most of all I see her, a gorgeous, smart, grown-up. And how could anyone resist someone with that name?
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Northern Ireland, which is located on the island of Ireland, is actually part of the United Kingdom (along with Scotland, England, and Wales — all of which are located on the next-door island of Great Britain).
Last year, Northern Ireland welcomed 20,929 babies — 10,242 girls and 10,687 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Grace and James.
Here are the Northern Ireland’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl names
Grace, 168 baby girls
Emily, 152
Fiadh, 148 – pronounced FEE-a
Olivia, 141
Isla, 118
Aoife, 113 – pronounced EE-fa
Lily, 110
Annie, 97
Evie, 94 (tie)
Freya, 94 (tie)
Amelia, 91
Ella, 88
Charlotte, 87
Ava, 84 (tie)
Sophia, 84 (tie)
Anna, 80 (tie)
Erin, 80 (tie)
Eabha, 74 – pronounced EY-va
Katie, 72 (tie)
Ruby, 72 (tie)
Maisie, 71 (tie)
Sophie, 71 (tie)
Lucy, 70
Ellie, 69
Aria, 65
Niamh, 64 – pronounced neev or NEE-iv
Molly, 59 (tie)
Rosie, 59 (tie)
Clodagh, 57 (tie) – pronounced KLOH-da
Mia, 57 (tie)
Hannah, 56
Meabh, 55 (tie) – pronounced mayv
Willow, 55 (tie)
Elsie, 54
Cora, 52 (tie)
Phoebe, 52 (tie)
Ada, 51
Bonnie, 49 (tie)
Isabella, 49 (tie)
Eva, 48 (4-way tie)
Georgia, 48 (4-way tie)
Ivy, 48 (4-way tie)
Sadie, 48 (4-way tie)
Cara, 47 (tie)
Harper, 47 (tie)
Emma, 46 (tie)
Zara, 46 (tie)
Chloe, 45 (tie)
Rose, 45 (tie)
Poppy, 44 (tie)
Saoirse, 44 (tie) – pronounced SEER-sha or SAYR-sha
Boy names
James, 175 baby boys
Jack, 169
Noah, 146
Theo, 132
Charlie, 131
Oliver, 123
Oisin, 119 – pronounced UH-sheen or OH-sheen
Harry, 118
Cillian, 111 – pronounced KIL-ee-an
Thomas, 107
Leo, 106
Finn, 98
Tommy, 97
Daniel, 90
Alfie, 87
Luca, 83
Freddie, 81
Arthur, 80
Jacob, 79
Jude, 77
Luke, 74 (tie)
Ollie, 74 (tie)
Caleb, 72 (tie)
Ronan, 72 (tie)
Ethan, 69
Darragh, 67
Shea, 65
Rory, 64
Archie, 63 (tie)
Joshua, 63 (tie)
Adam, 62 (3-way tie)
Jonah, 62 (3-way tie)
Matthew, 62 (3-way tie)
Daithi, 61 – pronounced DAH-hee
Ezra, 60 (3-way tie)
Michael, 60 (3-way tie)
Odhran, 60 (3-way tie) – pronounced OH-rawn
George, 59
Reuben, 58
Henry, 57 (4-way tie)
Isaac, 57 (4-way tie)
Logan, 57 (4-way tie)
Teddy, 57 (4-way tie)
Jake, 55 (tie)
Max, 55 (tie)
Mason, 54
Alexander, 53
Conan, 52 (3-way tie)
Conor, 52 (3-way tie)
Joseph, 52 (3-way tie)
The fastest-rising names in the girls’ top 100 were Pippa, Nevaeh, Lucia, Croia, and Maeve.
The fastest-rising names in the boy’s top 100 were Hugo, Luca, Hudson, Rian, and Nathan.
And here’s a selection of names from the other end of the spectrum — names that were given to just 3 babies each in Northern Ireland last year:
Some explanations/associations for a few of the above…
Banba – a goddess in Irish mythology.
Banbha – the modern spelling of Banba.
Faoiltiarna – an Irish name made up of the elements faol, “wolf,” and tighearna, “lord.”
Olcan – a 5th-century Irish saint associated with the village of Armoy in County Antrim.
Rhaenyra – a character from the TV series House of the Dragon (a prequel to Game of Thrones).
Selkie – a seal/human shapeshifter in Celtic (as well as Norse) mythology.
Finally, let’s take a look at middle names. About 86% of the girls and 89% of the boys born in Northern Ireland last year were given at least one middle name. The middles chosen most often were…
Rose, Grace, Elizabeth, Mary, and Marie (for girls), and
James, John, Patrick, Michael, and Thomas (for boys).
So let’s not put it off any longer — here are Canada’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
Olivia, 2,032 baby girls
Emma, 1,715
Charlotte, 1,579
Amelia, 1,308
Ava, 1,105 (tie)
Sophia, 1,105 (tie)
Chloe, 1,088
Mia, 1,017
Mila, 936
Isla, 922
Alice, 879
Sofia, 878
Lily, 810
Zoe, 784
Ella, 781
Evelyn, 779
Charlie, 777
Ellie, 727
Abigail, 716
Nora, 715
Sophie, 709
Maya, 702
Aria, 680
Eva, 677
Emily, 673
Hannah, 670
Clara, 659
Isabella, 643
Elizabeth, 636
Florence, 612
Rose, 604
Ivy, 596
Avery, 594
Harper, 592
Luna, 585
Violet, 580
Scarlett, 568
Hazel, 549
Zoey, 548
Livia, 546
Victoria, 540
Lea, 528
Grace, 527
Julia, 522
Willow, 501
Eleanor, 499
Madison, 493
Anna, 478 (tie)
Layla, 478 (tie)
Rosalie, 474
Boy Names
Noah, 2,393 baby boys
Liam, 1,967
William, 1,684
Leo, 1,559
Benjamin, 1,433
Theodore, 1,425
Jack, 1,365
Thomas, 1,318
Logan, 1,314
Oliver, 1,310
Jacob, 1,293
Lucas, 1,241
James, 1,221
Nathan, 1,199
Ethan, 1,145
Jackson, 1,065
Owen, 987
Adam, 978
Henry, 957
Felix, 918
Levi, 905
Gabriel, 903
Theo, 877
Arthur, 847
Charles, 844
Samuel, 801
Hudson, 761
Alexander, 742
Mason, 711
Jayden, 706
Luca, 691
Daniel, 689
Lincoln, 682
Isaac, 668
Caleb, 661
Nolan, 652
Elijah, 651
Elliot, 631
Louis, 626
Aiden, 623
Maverick, 610
Wyatt, 576
Carter, 570
Ryan, 568
Grayson, 558
Raphael, 539
Eli, 536
Muhammad, 531
Jaxon, 526
Bennett, 525
The girls’ top 100 included Everly (55th), Romy (tied for 65th), Paisley (86th), and Lennon (tied for 94th).
The boys’ top 100 included Asher (54th), Emile (60th), Arnaud (tied for 89th), and Alexis (94th).
One name, Charlie, reached the top 100 for both genders. It ranked 17th for girls and 71st (tied with Matteo) for boys.
So where can you see these long-awaited Canadian baby name rankings for yourself?
Over at Statistics Canada. They’ve published rankings going back to 1991, and — just like the U.S. SSA — they’ve included all names given to at least five babies, of one gender or the other, per year.
Though we regularly see rare indigenous-language names (such as Anangokaa, Timmiak, and Waseskwan) being used in Alberta and Quebec, the only one used often enough in the last three decades to reach that 5-baby threshold nationally was Lucassie, an Inuktitut name given to exactly 5 baby boys in 2007.
(Lucassie is based on the biblical name Luke. Other “Inuktitutized” Christian names include Issacie, Joanasie/Joanassee, Josephie, Markoosie, Pauloosie/Paulassie, Peterosee, Simeonie, and Thomasee. A female example is Elisapie/Elisapee.)
Finally, here are the U.S. rankings for 2021, in case you’d like to compare neighbor to neighbor.
The country of Poland is located in Central Europe and shares a border with seven other countries (including Russia, Germany, and Slovakia).
Last year, Poland welcomed approximately 305,000 babies — 290,000 of which were born to Polish parents and 15,000 of which were born to non-Polish parents (many of them Ukrainian refugees).
What were the most popular names among all these babies? Zofia and Antoni.
Here are Poland’s top 50 girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Zofia, 5,714 baby girls
Zuzanna, 5,558
Hanna, 5,261
Laura, 5,095
Maja, 4,979
Julia, 4,936
Oliwia, 4,440
Alicja, 4,261
Pola, 4,087
Lena, 3,811
Maria, 3,732
Emilia, 3,188
Amelia, 3,143
Antonina,3,133
Wiktoria, 3,037
Liliana, 2,860
Iga, 2,847 – a diminutive of either Jadwiga or Ignacja
Michalina, 2,749
Marcelina, 2,720
Helena, 2,680
Klara, 2,523
Aleksandra, 2,370
Gabriela, 2,220
Anna, 1,965
Kornelia, 1,927
Lucja, 1,862
Blanka, 1,853
Nela, 1,840
Nadia, 1,792
Natalia, 1,734
Jagoda, 1,554
Lilianna, 1,472
Milena, 1,467
Anastazja, 1,297
Mia, 1,217
Kaja, 1,213
Nikola, 1,109
Nina, 1,102
Weronika, 1,081
Róza, 1,074
Rozalia, 1,072
Aniela, 1,039
Sara, 998
Barbara, 993
Matylda, 968
Karolina, 887
Martyna, 840
Liwia, 821
Agata, 811
Eliza, 756
Boy Names
Antoni, 6,670 baby boys
Jan, 6,341
Aleksander, 6,201
Nikodem, 6,155
Franciszek, 5,696
Jakub, 5,535
Leon, 5,091
Mikolaj, 4,499
Stanislaw, 4,265
Filip, 4,107
Ignacy, 4,086
Szymon, 4,069
Wojciech, 3,539
Adam, 3,348
Kacper, 3,251
Tymon, 3,164
Marcel, 3,081
Maksymilian, 3,055
Michal, 2,758
Wiktor, 2,709
Oliwier, 2,551
Tymoteusz, 2,278
Milosz, 2,234
Igor, 2,226
Julian, 2,040
Piotr, 1,987
Oskar, 1,932
Gabriel, 1,712
Dawid, 1,489
Krzysztof, 1,352
Bartosz, 1,315
Dominik, 1,271
Natan, 1,222
Bruno, 1,214
Mateusz, 1,209
Hubert, 1,152
Karol, 1,141
Alan, 1,058
Fabian, 1,014
Tomasz, 977
Maciej, 975
Henryk, 948
Cezary, 892 (tie)
Tadeusz, 892 (tie)
Artur, 858
Ksawery, 849 – a form of Xavier
Pawel, 753
Milan, 727
Daniel, 717
Kazimierz, 674 (tie)
Kuba, 674 (tie)
(Because L-with-a-stroke doesn’t render properly on my site, you’ll have to imagine one exists in several of the above: the girl name Lucja and the boy names Mikolaj, Stanislaw, Michal, Milosz, and Pawel.)
Poland’s data goes all the way down to names with just two instances of usage, so here’s a sampling of the rare baby names at the opposite end of the spectrum:
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