Anna-May
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AN-a-MAY
- Origin
- Hebrew
Anna-May is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “favour, grace + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anna-May mean?
Hebrew: Anna + May
“favour, grace + the month of May”
Joins Anna (Hebrew, “favour, grace”) and May (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Anna and May.
Is Anna-May a girl's or a boy's name?
Anna-May is a girls' name.
How popular is Anna-May in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anna-May in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Anna-May in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Anna-May
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abigail, Jessica, Anna, Molly, Emily, Elizabeth, Lucy, Anya, Amber, Holly, Alisha, Aaliyah
Names related to Anna-May
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anna-May: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anna-may, updated 20 October 2026.