Anna
Anna is a female given name: 99% of people named Anna are women, and it is recorded as female in 38 of the 38 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Poland, Iceland
- US births since 1880
- 2,740 male / 888,505 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Anna
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Anna," in English, "Guten Tag Anna," in German. Anna is a female given name: about 99% of people named Anna are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Anna,
German
Guten Tag Anna,
French
Bonjour Anna,
Spanish
Estimado/a Anna:
Chinese
Anna您好：
Japanese
Anna様
English
Hi Anna,
German
Hi Anna,
French
Salut Anna,
Spanish
Hola Anna,
Chinese
Anna你好：
Japanese
Annaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Poland | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | common | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 38 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | common | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,740 male · 888,505 female · 891,245 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Anna a male or female name?
Anna is a female given name: 99% of people named Anna are women, and it is recorded as female in 38 of the 38 countries covered.
How do I address Anna in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Anna," in English, "Guten Tag Anna," in German. Anna is a female given name: about 99% of people named Anna are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Anna a unisex name?
Anna is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Anna are men. Anna leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Anna a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/anna (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_anna,
title = {Is Anna a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/anna},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}