Meaning and history
An occurs in several East Asian and European traditions. In Vietnamese it commonly means “peace” or “safety,” while Chinese and Japanese meanings depend on the character used; it can also be a Dutch short form of Anna. Vietnamese-American photographer An-My Lê and Chinese writer An Qi are notable bearers.
20062006: 23 births, rank #5,709
2007: 32 births, rank #4,567
2008: 29 births, rank #5,013
2009: 29 births, rank #4,931
2010: 47 births, rank #3,409
20112011: 28 births, rank #4,915
2012: 30 births, rank #4,707
2013: 33 births, rank #4,336
2014: 33 births, rank #4,350
2015: 47 births, rank #3,389
20162016: 46 births, rank #3,411
2017: 30 births, rank #4,576
2018: 41 births, rank #3,677
2019: 31 births, rank #4,437
2020: 35 births, rank #4,005
20212021: 24 births, rank #5,237
2022: 33 births, rank #4,295
2023: 40 births, rank #3,763
2024: 32 births, rank #4,387
20252025: 36 births, rank #3,975
In 2025, 36 babies were recorded with the name An, ranking #3,975 among girls.