While Anna as a given first name is usually feminine, it is also used as both a masculine given first name and middle name, especially among Christians (similarly to how the given names Anne, Maria, and Marie are also used as both masculine given first names and middle names, often among Christians). A known male bearer of the first name Anna is Anna of East Anglia (or Onna, died 653 or 654, king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death). A known male bearer of the middle name Anna is Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, prime minister of Latvia from 1921-1923 and 1923-1924, listed in the "Namesakes" section of this name.Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_(given_name) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_of_East_Anglia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigfrīds_Anna_Meierovics
With 11 350 336 bearers, Anna is the 20th most common given name in the World (2014 Data). With 1 758 372 bearers, Anna is the 3rd most common feminine given name in Italy (2014 Data). With 1 396 443 bearers, Anna is the 5th most common feminine given name in Ukraine (2014 Data). With 1 180 355 bearers, Anna is the 2nd most common feminine given name in Poland (2014 Data). With 275 659 bearers, Anna is the 3rd most common feminine given name in Slovakia (2014 Data). With 242 201 bearers, Anna is the 1st most common feminine given name in Sweden (2014 Data). With 194 096 bearers, Anna is the 5th most common feminine given name in South Africa (2014 Data). With 108 879 bearers, Anna is the 8th most common feminine given name in Austria (2014 Data). With 52 290 bearers, Anna is the 4th most common feminine given name in Papua New Guinea (2014 Data). With 40 300 bearers, Anna is the 4th most common feminine given name in Armenia (2014 Data). With 34 094 bearers, Anna is the 2nd most common feminine given name in Latvia (2014 Data). With 7 738 bearers, Anna is the 2nd most common feminine given name in Iceland (2014 Data). With 1 552 bearers, Anna is the 7th most common feminine given name in Samoa (2014 Data). With 781 bearers, Anna is the 1st most common feminine given name in the Faroe Islands (2014 Data). With 677 bearers, Anna is the 3rd most common feminine given name in San Marino (2014 Data). Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/anna
In Russian, Anna is sometimes used as a diminutive of Anastasia/Anastasiya, though it is usually used as a standalone name.Russian Pronunciation: u-nu.
In 2018, 10 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Anna who is a registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 94th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/5/2018
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Does this name come originally from Spanish? That was my mother's name, Ana, and she was Hispanic.
In Italy Anna was steadily one of the most common feminine names from the 17th century till the middle of the 20th. It was relatively underused in the 1980s and 1990s. Today it has become rather common again, especially in Northern Italy: it ranks 12th of the most popular names in Italy in 2004, 13th in 2006.