boy's name

Annan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 36

Annan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2020, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2001.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Annan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'00 '10 '20
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Births named Annan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 21
2010s 5
2020s (to 2020) 7

How popular is Annan?

In 2020, Annan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Annan is used

England & Wales #3,870 3 in 2000
United States #10,490 7 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Annan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Annan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Annan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Annan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Annan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Annan

How popular is the name Annan?

In 2020, Annan was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Annan a girl's or a boy's name?

Annan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Annan?

Annan has 2 syllables.

When was Annan most popular?

Annan peaked in 2020, when 7 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.