Is An a boy or girl name?

An is a unisex name. Of the 2,519 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 55.3% were girls and 44.7% were boys. It changed hands in 2003, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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An

Recorded 1946–2025 · United States

An was most popular in 2016, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,351 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,897, with 61 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,519 people named An.

An over time

Births per year. The dot marks An’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is An a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record An is a unisex name — 55.3% of the 2,519 Americans given it were girls and 44.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 2003 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 58% girls and 42% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside An

Where An is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org