Ann

For those such as the anonymous user who referred to Ann as "plain, incomplete, and don't understand why this used to be one of the most popular names". Should one prefer, they may add one, of course, otherwise, Ann, regardless of whether three letters, is perfectly beautiful and complete in itself, and why it is a timeless classic!

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Names, all names with enduring qualities, go through shifts and degrees of popularity from decade to decade and century to century.
The reason for Ann's popularity is because the popular culture of the time perceived it as a classic and/or pretty name with an endearing simple sweetness. Therefore, for the many parents who chose the name for their daughter, these qualities were during that time, not very different from names that are revived classics, perceived as popular or trendy today.

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Also, in certain languages, such as English, for instance, Ann IS the complete spelling.

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Ann is the original and traditional English spelling, whereas Anne (also lovely) is the French version that eventually became an adopted alternate spelling within the English language. In languages in which Anne is traditionally used, Ann is also used as an alternate spelling.

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Whether given name or middle name, Ann, is beautiful.

Also German:

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https://www.behindthename.com/name/ann/top/germany
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne (mentions Ann as a variant)

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Also Swedish, Danish and Norwegian: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Ann

Ann is also Estonian, as a variant of Anne (1). The name day for Ann in Estonia is July 26.

Also Estonian: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann

Also the Manx form of Anna:http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/Manx/mx01.html
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ann#Manx [noted -ed]

I'm a Jade Ann & my mother is a Nicola Ann, we have kept the tradition that the first born female has this as a middle name in our family.

In 2018, 53 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Ann who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 134th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.

The name Ann was given to 264 girls born in the US in 2016.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Ann are female.

This name is starting to be a really common middle name for girls. A bunch of people have either this spelling or Anne as their middle names. Marie is a common middle name as well.

In Sweden it is very common with hyphenated names like Ann-Sofie, Ann-Charlotte, Ann-Marie, Ann-Louise etc.

A very common middle name for girls.