MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ann mean?
Ann is a form of Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah. Hannah expresses grace or favour and is the name of Samuel's mother in the Hebrew Bible.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ऐन
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अन्न
Letter-by-letter: anna
3,103 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ann in Indian usage
16,195 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 12,902 records (79.7%).
- Recorded as male: 3,293 records (20.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 591 |
| 1940s | 912 |
| 1950s | 1,107 |
| 1960s | 1,423 |
| 1970s | 2,110 |
| 1980s | 4,379 |
| 1990s | 5,537 |
| Other decades | 136 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 6,640 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,083 |
| Delhi | 2,913 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 981 |
| Goa | 454 |
| Rajasthan | 310 |
| Meghalaya | 225 |
| Jharkhand | 223 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 209 |
| Assam | 199 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 199 |
| Tripura | 162 |
| Bihar | 129 |
| Other states | 468 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Ann / F | 14 | 2,006 |
| Scotland | Ann / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Ann ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ann; Table_6, C2025 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ann; Table_6, C2025
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Ann; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Ann; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl