Annam
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-NAHM
- Origin
- Arabic
Annam is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “creation, all creatures”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Annam mean?
Arabic: from anam 'creatures'
“creation, all creatures”
The word anam, all living creatures, appears in Surah Ar-Rahman (55:10).
Is Annam a girl's or a boy's name?
Annam is a girls' name.
How popular is Annam in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Annam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Annam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Annam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aysha, Ahlam, Salma, Ilham, Farah, Faiza, Tasnim, Amber, Sophie, Hibah, Safia, Saba
Names related to Annam
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Annam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/annam, updated 20 October 2026.