Ahna
Ahna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Ahna Capri (1944–2010), Hungarian-American actress Ahna Girshick, American artist, computer scientist and neuroscientist Ahna O'Reilly, American actress Ahna Skop, American geneticist and artist
Meaning & Origin of Ahna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ahna is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Ahna Capri (1944–2010), Hungarian-American actress Ahna Girshick, American artist, computer scientist and neuroscientist Ahna O'Reilly, American actress Ahna Skop, American geneticist and artist
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The Story of Ahna
The earliest SSA record of Ahna as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 10 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 68 newborns named Ahna — #2,582 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Ahnas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,074 among baby girl names with 19 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 1K Ahnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Ahna most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States62%
- Philippines11%
- India11%
- Egypt8%
- Malaysia8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Ahna
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ahna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ahna
Ahna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ahna's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #2,582. Use the chart and map above to compare Ahna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.