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Monday, June 30, 2014

Anne/Annas Throughout the Generations

Like the -lyns, Annes, Annas, & Anas are a fairly constant part of American naming. Which specific -ann- name is most common changes with the times, but they generally comprise about 3-5% of girls born in a year. So for a fun look back, I decided to find the most common anne/ane/anna/anas of each generation.
(does not account for alternate spellings, which can greatly change things, especially in recent lists)

2013:
  1. Hannah
  2. Anna
  3. Savannah
  4. Arianna
  5. Ariana
  6. Annabelle
  7. Brianna
  8. Gianna
  9. Liliana
  10. Eliana
  11. Juliana
  12. Adriana
  13. Alana
  14. Julianna
  15. Adrianna


1983:
  1. Anna
  2. Diana
  3. Hannah
  4. Anne
  5. Joanna
  6. Deanna
  7. Ann
  8. Suzanne
  9. Diane
  10. Ana
  11. Adriana
  12. Shanna
  13. Brianna
  14. Roxanne
  15. Annie

1953:
  1. Diane
  2. Ann
  3. Diana
  4. Joanne
  5. Suzanne
  6. Anne
  7. Anna
  8. Dianne
  9. Joann
  10. Annie
  11. Annette
  12. Roxanne
  13. Marianne
  14. Dianna
  15. Luann

1923*:
  1. Anna
  2. Annie
  3. Ann
  4. Anne
  5. Annette
  6. Annabelle
  7. Hannah
  8. Suzanne
  9. Joanne
  10. Diana
  11. Maryann
  12. Johanna
  13. Joann
  14. Marianne
  15. Johanna

1893*:
  1. Anna
  2. Annie
  3. Anne
  4. Ann
  5. Hannah
  6. Johanna
  7. Annette
  8. Susanna
  9. Joanna
  10. Savannah
  11. Annabelle
  12. Georgiana
  13. Rosanna
  14. Annabel
  15. Georgianna


*SSA registration was not required until 1937; all data before that point is purely voluntary, and thus may not be as accurate as later data.

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