An
Meaning
peace, safety (a crossover-easy unisex name common in both languages)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. An peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
494 people · the #13,495 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 23
Among people named An living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 33 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet An
Most people given the name An in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The An deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where An truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how An fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where An travels
Vietnamese · peace (unisex)
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Vietnamese American baby names · Vietnamese baby names · Short names · Gender-neutral names
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