Ana
Ana is a version of the female given name Anna meaning "favour" or "grace".
Meaning & Origin of Ana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ana is a version of the female given name Anna meaning "favour" or "grace".
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The Story of Ana
Ana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 2,652 Anas were born — ranking #119 that year. As of 2026, Ana ranks #203 for baby girls with 1,520 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 113K Anas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ana
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- Ana (American singer) (born 1974), Cuban-born American singer
- Ana Francisca Abarca de Bolea (1602–1685), Spanish writer and poet
- Ana María Abello (born 1979), Colombian actress
- Ana Abina (born 1997), Slovenian handball player
- Ana Luisa Abraham (born 2010), Mexican rhythmic gymnast
- Ana Abraido-Lanza , American behavioral psychologist
- Ana Abrunhosa (born 1970), Portuguese politician
- Ana Achúcarro (born 1962), Spanish astroparticle physicist
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Names that sound like Ana
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About the name Ana
Ana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 113K births in the dataset. Ana's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #119. Use the chart and map above to compare Ana'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 .
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