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Ana

Girl

Meaning of Ana: Hebrew: 'grace'

Ana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 246th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 392nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#246

1,276 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#392

110 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

111,960

First recorded 1880 · peak 1991

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,455 babies1982: 1,381 babies1983: 1,332 babies1984: 1,406 babies1985: 1,492 babies1986: 1,662 babies1987: 1,660 babies1988: 1,687 babies1989: 2,305 babies1990: 2,653 babies19901991: 2,672 babies1992: 2,350 babies1993: 2,392 babies1994: 2,226 babies1995: 2,381 babies1996: 2,319 babies1997: 2,330 babies1998: 2,273 babies1999: 2,119 babies2000: 2,436 babies20002001: 2,529 babies2002: 2,545 babies2003: 2,595 babies2004: 2,355 babies2005: 2,365 babies2006: 2,420 babies2007: 2,228 babies2008: 1,961 babies2009: 1,833 babies2010: 1,575 babies20102011: 1,334 babies2012: 1,462 babies2013: 1,349 babies2014: 1,538 babies2015: 1,548 babies2016: 1,436 babies2017: 1,457 babies2018: 1,449 babies2019: 1,401 babies2020: 1,238 babies20202021: 1,282 babies2022: 1,403 babies2023: 1,341 babies2024: 1,504 babies2025: 1,276 babies
US babies named Ana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,672.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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