Annas
Annas ben Seth was High Priest of Judaea from 6 AD to 15 AD.
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Annas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Annas ben Seth was High Priest of Judaea from 6 AD to 15 AD.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Annas
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Annas as a girl name dates back to 1914, when 6 babies received it. 1914 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Annas — #3,188 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Annas on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Annas last appeared in the published SSA data in 1940, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Annas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 7 births, good for #8,338 nationwide. About 50% of every Annas on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Annas last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Annas
Annas is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Annas's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Annas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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