Anna

[missingmargarita]

Love the name Anna, but concerned it may have become really popular with the release of Frozen and won't be able to see the spike on the charts until after baby is born!

Anyone seen a spike in babies called anna amongst babies born this year? Thanks!

[missingmargarita]

Would also love alternative suggestions for similar names if anyone has them?

[EverythingCounts]

Anna is so lovely I wouldn't let that put me off. Elsa is the name I keep hearing mentioned. I am one of the people who wasn't that bothered by Frozen, but that would be my perception of it.

[Nocomet]

Anna is incredibly dull. It's the safest of safe names.

Anna in Frozen is the slightly dim one who plays second fiddle to the exciting Elsa, the writers obviously have the same reaction I do to it.

I know a set of twins that are Unusual Name and Anna.

[Nocomet]

And Anna always sounds a footnote

[wigglesrock]

I have a 3 year old one, she's the youngest of three girls. I like her name obviously , my other 2 daughters have very popular names - I'm a chronic underthinker with names, I just pick the one I love the most at the time - its worked

It is quite a popular name anyway where I live. I have a daughter with the ubiquitous O name & I know more Annas. I don't know any baby (under 15 months) ones, but I know a few Caras, Astrids, Jessica's.

Other names that I've used for my daughters or names I considered :

Stella
Mary
Olivia
Tess
Juliet
Aoife
Sofia
Sadie
Elena
Camille
Connie

[Stripytop]

I like Anna. Classy and timeless. Doesn't make me think of Frozen.

[InspirationFailed]

It makes me think of Frozen but I thought it was Honor for ages! Which I now prefer to Anna - lovely name, was one of my favourites with Eleanor, Mary and Rose.

[Chocotrekkie]

I think is so popular and has been for years that it isn't linked to frozen.
In the same way that George is so popular it isn't really linked to the royal baby in my head.

It's just unusual names that I think get linked - so elsa would be linked to frozen and something like hermione would be linked to Harry potter (where as Harry wouldn't be)

[ashesandfire]

Anna is lovely. Simple, beautiful, classic.
It doesn't make me think of Frozen. I think it's a heard-enough name for the link to not be apparent. By contrast, a baby Elsa would make me think 'someone's been watching Frozen'.
Tbh I don't really understand the whole 'I'm not going to call my baby a popular name' thing. If you love the name, use it!

[ashesandfire]

That being said, I haven't come across an Anna in yeeeaaars.

[burgatroyd]

I don't know any baby annas. Love Annie too!

[squoosh]

I think it's dull.

[Stripytop]

Annie? No!

She'll have to listen to 'tamorrah tamorrah' and daddy warbucks quips for the rest of her life.

[ch1134]

I've always loved Anna. It's classic, beautiful, nice sounding and works across the globe. Didn't know about frozen though - how annoying!

[HenI5]

I don't know anything about Frozen, but I associate Anna with elegance and grace. I think the name Anna's beautiful and suitable for all kinds of personalities at a young age and later on in life.

Personally I wouldn't let criticisms such as dull, safe, boring or plain bother me at all as I think it's a classic choice to counteract all the 'try too hard' names that are out there.

[bouquetofpencils]

I know an Ana and an Annie aged 1 and 2.

There are so many variants. I really like the sound of Hannah.

[Nereida]

It's beautiful, timeless and classic. Love it! I also like the fact that it's so international.

[Lucked]

Classic. I know one toddler, suits her.

[Vintagejazz]

It's a nice name but very popular at the moment so it might have become a bit of a dull ordinary name by the time she's going to school.

[Purplehonesty]

I really like it. Go for it

[honeybeeridiculous]

I work in maternity, I've not come across any Anna's, only know one and she is in her 30's
I think it's a lovely name

[Umbrellasandladders]

Timeless.

[Wetthemogwai]

It's on my list for bump if she's a girl :) I love it (and dd loves frozen, but they're not related in my head. Like someone said, I thought it was honour for ages!)

[MrsStarwars]

Lovely name, how about Anna-Maria?

[bucketofbathtoys]

I love it. I know a 7yr old and it's timeless