Is An a boy or girl name?
An is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 24 boys were named An, so 57.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 55.2% of the 2,458 US babies named An were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,313
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,373
- Babies named An since 1946
- 2,458
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 73 babies
Boys and girls named An, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1970s | 46 | 46 | 50% |
| 1980s | 228 | 199 | 46.6% |
| 1990s | 249 | 246 | 49.7% |
| 2000s | 215 | 278 | 56.4% |
| 2010s | 252 | 366 | 59.2% |
| 2020s | 111 | 164 | 59.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,313 | 32 | #4,373 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,610 | 40 | #3,764 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,710 | 33 | #4,301 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,119 | 24 | #5,244 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,920 | 35 | #4,013 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,799 | 31 | #4,442 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,609 | 41 | #3,678 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,680 | 30 | #4,585 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,885 | 46 | #3,417 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,185 | 47 | #3,392 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,377 | 33 | #4,362 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,868 | 33 | #4,341 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,264 | 30 | #4,719 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,231 | 28 | #4,926 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,495 | 47 | #3,415 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,568 | 29 | #4,948 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,075 | 29 | #5,022 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,900 | 32 | #4,571 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,086 | 23 | #5,724 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,624 | 29 | #4,590 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,136 | 37 | #3,829 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,447 | 30 | #4,316 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,559 | 21 | #5,460 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,486 | 24 | #4,842 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,429 | 24 | #4,803 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,349 | 33 | #3,641 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,789 | 22 | #4,805 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,502 | 20 | #5,020 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,024 | 22 | #4,590 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,024 | 20 | #4,854 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,557 | 21 | #4,691 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,946 | 28 | #3,781 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,536 | 31 | #3,505 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,755 | 31 | #3,446 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,956 | 18 | #5,068 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,909 | 26 | #3,787 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,369 | 21 | #4,177 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,273 | 24 | #3,630 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,366 | 19 | #4,196 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,975 | 23 | #3,625 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,099 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,088 | 22 | #3,555 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,166 | 15 | #4,726 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,783 | 16 | #4,536 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,968 | 10 | #6,337 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,903 | 8 | #7,343 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,165 | 9 | #6,405 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,183 | 8 | #6,912 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,028 | 9 | #6,063 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,333 | 12 | #4,868 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,506 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,831 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,720 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,639 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,125 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,939 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,751 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,849 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,437 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, An reached #1,975 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #3,392 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like An
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.