An
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An is a name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “peace, safety”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does An mean?
Vietnamese: Sino-Vietnamese, same character as Chinese an
“peace, safety”
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Is An a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, An has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 36 girls and 25 boys in the US.
How popular is An in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named An, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. 7 boys were also named An in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named An of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named An in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 62 girls in the UK were given An or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #621, up from #1,961 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 68% of the babies named An in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
An in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is An in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named An, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,004th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946. 25 boys were also named An in 2025 (4,138th for boys).
Half of all the girls named An in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 733 girls in the US were given An or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #444, up from #3,974 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 59% of the babies named An in the US were girls.
An in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4,386 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,761 |
| 2022 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5,233 |
| 2020 | 35 | #4,004 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 41 | #3,676 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3,411 |
| 2015 | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4,334 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 47 | #3,408 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,437 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 23 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
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