Ann
Meaning and origin
From English Ann, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1860.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ann (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ann has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 17,104 |
| 2000 | 16,880 |
| 2001 | 16,675 |
| 2002 | 16,506 |
| 2003 | 16,324 |
| 2004 | 16,126 |
| 2005 | 16,001 |
| 2006 | 15,876 |
| 2007 | 15,801 |
| 2008 | 15,738 |
| 2009 | 15,674 |
| 2010 | 15,604 |
| 2011 | 15,555 |
| 2012 | 15,499 |
| 2013 | 15,424 |
| 2014 | 15,365 |
| 2015 | 15,287 |
| 2016 | 15,214 |
| 2017 | 15,137 |
| 2018 | 15,022 |
| 2019 | 14,924 |
| 2020 | 14,812 |
Ann in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ann.Hi! My name is Ann.
- Har du träffat Ann? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Ann? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Ann kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Ann is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Anns mamma är lärare.Ann's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Anns mamma is Ann's mum.
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Questions about Ann
How do you pronounce Ann in Swedish?
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What does the name Ann mean?
From English Ann, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1860.
How popular is Ann in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Ann in 2022. In 2020, 14,812 people in Sweden had Ann as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2006 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.