Annas
Feminine form of the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor."
Name Census estimates that about 36 living Americans carry the first name Annas. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 60.7% of registrations being male. The average person named Annas today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Annas births was 2001 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Annas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Annas with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Annas. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
36
~ 1 in 9,520,954 Americans
Peak year
2001
7 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2016 SSA rank
#3,881
Tracked since 1914
Census
Annas in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 146 people with the first name Annas, which placed it at #46,062 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#46,062
National first-name rank
People counted
146
146 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Annas
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annas is White at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Black (21.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Annas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Annas at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.1% · 79
- Black or African American21.9% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander16.4% · 24
- Two or more races4.8% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Annas
Annas is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 56 total registrations, 34 (60.7%) were male and 22 (39.3%) were female.
Annas as a male name
- Ranked #10,841 in 2016
- 6 male births in 2016
- Peak: 2001 (7 births)
Annas as a female name
- Ranked #3,881 in 1940
- 6 female births in 1940
- Peak: 1914 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Annas on both sides of the split. Of the 146 people counted with this name, 106 were male (72.6%) and 40 were female (27.4%).
Popularity
Annas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Annas from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 17 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Annas remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Annas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Annas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Annas
The name Annas is a variant of the Hebrew name Anna, derived from the Hebrew word "hannah" meaning "grace" or "favor." Its origins can be traced back to the ancient Israelites, and it is a name that has been in use for centuries.
One of the earliest references to the name Anna can be found in the New Testament of the Bible, where it is mentioned as the name of a prophetess who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah. This biblical figure, known as Anna the Prophetess, lived in Jerusalem during the 1st century AD.
In the Middle Ages, the name Annas gained popularity across Europe, particularly in regions with strong Christian traditions. One notable figure from this period was Annas de Courtenay (c. 1153-1237), who was the Latin Empress of Constantinople from 1216 to 1233.
During the Renaissance, the name Annas was used by several prominent figures, including Annas Radziwill (1556-1586), a Polish nobleman and military commander, and Annas Gustavus Stjernsund (1657-1719), a Swedish chemist and alchemist.
In more recent history, the name Annas has been borne by various notable individuals, such as Annas Bin Malik (1672-1758), a Sufi saint from India, and Annas Mertin (1876-1945), a Lithuanian-American author and translator.
Another notable figure with the name Annas was Annas Salminen (1888-1963), a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in the lightweight class in 1920.
While the name Annas is not as common as its counterpart Anna, it has a rich history and has been carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds and walks of life throughout the centuries.
People
Annas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Annas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Annas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Annas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 36 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Annas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,520,954 US residents.
Is Annas a common name?
We classify Annas as "Very Rare". It ranks above 49.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 56 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Annas most popular?
The single biggest year for Annas was 2001, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Annas is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Annas in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 146 people with the name Annas, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #46,062 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Annas in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Annas?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Annas on both sides of the split. Of the 146 people counted with this name, 106 were male (72.6%) and 40 were female (27.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Annas?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Annas is White at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Black (21.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Annas most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Annas in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.1% (79 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Annas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Annas a male name?
Yes, 60.7% of people registered as Annas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Annas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Annas in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Annas can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Annas as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Annas on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.