Given name & surname
Annan
“from the brook”
Annan is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “from the brook.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “from the brook.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 33 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 204 as a first name in 2020; 1,262 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Annan’s family of names
Annan has a related form in Anan. In Greek usage, Annan as a surname is a transliteration of Αννάν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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