Ana

#245 for girls in 2025, 1,276 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1991 · 2,652 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
111,359
since 1880

Ana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ana has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #119, 1991girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2451,276—
2024#2041,504—
2023#2231,336#12,2395
2022#2081,403—
2021#2341,282—
2020#2441,238—
2019#2231,395#10,8036
2018#2151,449—
2017#2111,457—
2016#2221,436—
2015#2111,548—
2014#2191,538—
2013#2361,349—
2012#2171,462—
2011#2381,334—
2010#1971,575—
2009#1801,826#9,8647
2008#1701,955#11,0376
2007#1612,228—
2006#1442,414#10,6626
2005#1472,354#6,63411
2004#1392,348#8,9277
2003#1292,595—
2002#1342,537#7,6438
2001#1342,518#6,01311
2000#1362,428#7,4168
1999#1542,113#8,7046
1998#1402,265#6,8438
1997#1392,318#4,96012
1996#1412,307#4,87812
1995#1342,367#4,28014
1994#1432,211#4,09415
1993#1362,366#2,69726
1992#1372,328#2,99922
1991#1192,652#3,10520
1990#1242,614#1,94639
1989#1312,276#2,29229
1988#1701,665#2,59922
1987#1691,647#3,52113
1986#1661,641#2,51021
1985#1831,470#2,35722
1984#1931,391#2,95615
1983#2011,309#2,20823
1982#2001,365#2,83116
1981#1891,441#3,03014
1980#1981,325#2,96515
1979#2291,140#4,0689
1978#2201,139#2,66916
1977#2181,137#3,20312
1976#2111,165#3,47110
1975#2131,157#2,63715
1974#2181,179#3,8378
1973#2321,097#2,71613
1972#2491,086#3,3449
1971#2691,069#4,3756
1970#2801,048#2,89111
1969#292961#3,0629
1968#286923#3,1078
1967#297847—
1966#310820—
1965#317812—
1964#345758#3,6016
1963#341769#3,6466
1962#361686—
1961#379649—
1960#382619—
1959#393579#3,6196
1958#396539—
1957#430479#3,5526
1956#419469—
1955#458387—
1954#448387—
1953#480321—
1952#494288—
1951#516258—
1950#556223—
1949#545235—
1948#552226#3,0107
1947#645166—
1946#686135—
1945#673121—
1944#701114—
1943#745108—
1942#81488—
1941#81578—
1940#86867—
1939#82470—
1938#79279—
1937#87063—
1936#74880—
1935#76678—
1934#72884—
1933#87859—
1932#84667—
1931#79373—
1930#69099#4,0015
1929#76483—
1928#79182—
1927#76689—
1926#87971—
1925#96060—
1924#97661—
1923#91264—
1922#89167—
1921#90567—
1920#89466—
1919#92558—
1918#94857—
1917#97851—
1916#1,22734—
1915#1,01243—
1914#1,05932—
1913#1,15123—
1912#1,05524—
1911#74134—
1910#1,42111—
1909#1,15213—
1908#1,04415—
1907#81921—
1906#87218—
1905#69926—
1904#1,2519—
1903#89615—
1902#87216—
1901#1,4666—
1900#88518—
1899#90613—
1898#84016—
1897#1,1678—
1896#95012—
1895#1,05310—
1894#99810—
1893#95510—
1892#1,1717—
1891#1,0068—
1890#66716—
1889#9029—
1888#75312—
1887——
1886#73110—
1885#9216—
1884#58313—
1883#7547—
1882#7407—
1881#5829—
1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Ana was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Ana is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNHWashington: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMNIllinois: #232 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsILWisconsin: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,796 girlsWIMichigan: #834 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,519 girlsMINew York: #159 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 789 girlsNYMassachusetts: #193 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsMARhode Island: #169 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 883 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedIAIndiana: #602 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,872 girlsINOhio: #830 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,019 girlsOHPennsylvania: #399 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,162 girlsPANew Jersey: #151 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 765 girlsNJConnecticut: #224 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsCTCalifornia: #62 for girls · 424 births · 1 in 353 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedUTColorado: #302 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedDEArizona: #140 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 591 girlsAZNew Mexico: #198 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 806 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #698 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,614 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #168 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 672 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedHITexas: #86 for girls · 226 births · 1 in 445 girlsTXFlorida: #184 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 939 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#62 · 1 in 353
  2. Texas#86 · 1 in 445
  3. Arizona#140 · 1 in 591
  4. New Jersey#151 · 1 in 765
  5. New York#159 · 1 in 789

Best ever in a state: #38 in California, 1991.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#624241 in 353
Texas#862261 in 445
Arizona#140271 in 591
New Jersey#151481 in 765
New York#1591291 in 789
District of Columbia#16891 in 672
Rhode Island#16951 in 883
Florida#184461 in 939
Massachusetts#193281 in 1,051
New Mexico#198101 in 806
Connecticut#224111 in 1,295
Illinois#232541 in 1,339
Colorado#302101 in 1,707
Washington#315121 in 1,898
Pennsylvania#399211 in 3,162
Wisconsin#51251 in 5,796
Indiana#60261 in 5,872
North Carolina#69851 in 6,614
Ohio#83071 in 10,019
Michigan#83461 in 9,519
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ana
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 41 spots since 2024 (#204 → #245)
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#244 → #245)
  • 34 spots since 2015 (#211 → #245)
  • Biggest jump: 680 spots in 1911 (#1,421 → #741)
  • Biggest drop: 581 spots in 1901 (#885 → #1,466)
Rise & fade · girls
111 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1991 at #119 (2,652 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 131 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 131 yrs · run 1917–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 704
  • Highest: 1 in 704 girls born in 2003 were named Ana (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,260 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
  • Its best rank, #119 in 1991, was only 1 in 707 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 21.1% of all girls named Ana (23,541) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s78#582 (1881)#756
1890s110#667 (1890)#971
1900s157#699 (1905)#996
1910s367#741 (1911)#1,052
1920s710#764 (1929)#874
1930s752#690 (1930)#794
1940s1,338#545 (1949)#704
1950s3,930#393 (1959)#459
1960s7,844#286 (1968)#331
1970s11,217#211 (1976)#234
1980s15,530#131 (1989)#180
1990s23,541#119 (1991)#137
2000s23,203#129 (2003)#147
2010s14,543#197 (2010)#219
2020s8,039#204 (2024)#226

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ana in 1977

girls
#218
1,137 births · 1 in 1,348 girls
boys
#3,203
12 births · 1 in 136,935 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #218Ana1,137

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #3,203Ana12
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,348 of them was named Ana, which outranked 98.1% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ana
  1. #215Janice1,143
  2. #216Meghan1,142
  3. #217Candace1,140
  4. #218Ana1,137
  5. #219Annette1,134
  6. #220Angelica1,133
  7. #221Gloria1,128
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 136,935 of them was named Ana, which outranked 53.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ana
  1. #3,037Zacharias13
  2. #3,037Zaire13
  3. #3,037Zoran13
  4. #3,203Ana12
  5. #3,203Adelbert12
  6. #3,203Adron12
  7. #3,203Akira12
  8. #3,386Acie11
  9. #3,386Addam11
  10. #3,386Aj11

Tied with 182 names at #3,203; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1977 →