Spellings

Anne or Ann?

In the US in 2025, 62% of babies in this name family were spelled Anne and 30% Ann. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Anne already led in 2015, with 61% of the family's births; it has 64% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 897 to 733 births (−18%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Anne543472−13%
Ann307225−27%
An4736−23%

How they sound

  • Anne /ˈæn/ (AN)
  • Ann /ˈæn/ (AN)
  • An /ɑn/ (AHN)

In France

In France in 2025: Anne 55 births (#699 among girls) and Ann 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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