Ahnna
A feminine name derived from the Hebrew name "Hannah", meaning "grace" or "favor".
Name Census estimates that about 224 living Americans carry the first name Ahnna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ahnna today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ahnna births was 2014 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ahnna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
224
~ 1 in 1,530,153 Americans
Peak year
2014
16 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2020 SSA rank
#9,563
Tracked since 1987
Census
Ahnna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 267 people with the first name Ahnna, which placed it at #31,863 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,863
National first-name rank
People counted
267
267 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ahnna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ahnna is White at 67.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ahnna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ahnna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.8% · 181
- Black or African American8.6% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.6% · 23
- Two or more races7.1% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 3
Popularity
Ahnna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ahnna from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 73 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ahnna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ahnna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ahnna
The name Ahnna is a relatively modern creation, with its origins likely stemming from a combination of the Germanic name Anna and the Arabic name Hanna. It does not have a clear cultural or linguistic origin, but rather seems to be a creative variation or blend of these two more traditional names.
While the name Anna has deep roots tracing back to ancient Hebrew and Greek, with biblical references to Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, the specific spelling and pronunciation of Ahnna appears to be a more recent invention. There are no known historical references or records of this particular spelling prior to the 20th century.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Ahnna are relatively scarce, as it is a rather uncommon variant. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Ahnna Conner, an American singer and songwriter born in 1984. She gained recognition for her work in the Christian music industry, releasing several albums in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
Another notable figure named Ahnna is Ahnna Mollloy, a Canadian actress born in 1990. She has appeared in various television shows and films, including roles in Heartland and The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations.
In the world of sports, Ahnna Parkhurst is a former American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for the Seattle Storm and the San Antonio Stars in the early 2000s.
Ahnna Hendrick is an American author and poet, known for her work exploring themes of identity, loss, and resilience. Her debut poetry collection, "Tender Wounds," was published in 2018.
Lastly, Ahnna Jacobsen is a Danish artist and sculptor, born in 1965. Her works, often featuring geometric forms and natural materials, have been exhibited in galleries across Europe and the United States.
While the name Ahnna may not have a long historical lineage, it has gained some prominence in recent decades, with individuals from various fields and backgrounds embracing this unique spelling and pronunciation.
People
Ahnna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ahnna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ahnna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ahnna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 224 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ahnna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,530,153 US residents.
Is Ahnna a common name?
We classify Ahnna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 229 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ahnna most popular?
The single biggest year for Ahnna was 2014, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ahnna is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ahnna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 267 people with the name Ahnna, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,863 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ahnna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ahnna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ahnna leans strongly female. 272 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ahnna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ahnna is White at 67.8%. The next largest groups are Black (8.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ahnna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ahnna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.8% (181 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ahnna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ahnna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ahnna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ahnna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ahnna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ahnna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Ahnna?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.