ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1880 First Year 1964 Last Year 1920 Peak Year #1407 Peak Rank 1K Total Count 76 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Anner What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Zach Anner is an American comedian, actor, and writer with cerebral palsy who gained worldwide attention with the submission of a video to Oprah Winfrey's "Search for the Next TV Star" competition. He won his own TV show on OWN through Oprah's Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star. His wheelchair travel show, Rollin' With Zach, premiered December 12, 2011. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach%5FAnner) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach%5FAnner) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Anner](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/RTX_2016_-_Zach_Anner_%2828073840472%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-RTX_2016_-_Zach_Anner_%2828073840472%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach%5FAnner) 📖 ## The Story of Anner American parents first put Anner on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 32 Anners were born — ranking #1,407 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Anners. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1964 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Anners have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Anner Phonetically similar names — useful when Anner is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Anor * [Anar](/anar) * Anr * [Amor](/amor) * [Ammar](/ammar) * [Ammer](/ammer) * Amur * [Honor](/honor) * Enter * Owner * [Honour](/honour) * Inner Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Anner What does the name Anner mean? Zach Anner is an American comedian, actor, and writer with cerebral palsy who gained worldwide attention with the submission of a video to Oprah Winfrey's "Search for the Next TV Star" competition. He won his own TV show on OWN through Oprah's Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star. His wheelchair travel show, Rollin' With Zach, premiered December 12, 2011. How popular is Anner in 2026? In 2026, Anner ranks #5,474 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year. When was Anner most popular? Anner reached its peak popularity in 1920, ranking #1,407 that year with 32 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Anner most popular? Anner has historically been most popular in Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Anner. Is Anner a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Anner is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Anner? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Anner include Theresia, Verle, Inis. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧TheresiaPeak #1407](/theresia)[👧VerlePeak #1407](/verle)[👧InisPeak #1407](/inis)[👧AnettePeak #1407](/anette)[👧RaechelPeak #1407](/raechel)[👧CorlisPeak #1407](/corlis)[👧DeneanPeak #1407](/denean)[👧ThressaPeak #1408](/thressa) Advertisement ## About the name Anner Anner is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Anner's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,407\. Use the chart and map above to compare Anner's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1920 → ](/year/1920) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "A" → ](/letter/a) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement