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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #119, 1991girls
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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 1991

  • 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: #162 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 814 girlsWAIdaho: #136 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 542 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsMNIllinois: #156 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 834 girlsILWisconsin: #220 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsWIMichigan: #557 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,646 girlsMINew York: #142 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 788 girlsNYMassachusetts: #188 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedRIOregon: #228 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsORNevada: #74 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 296 girlsNVWyoming: 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: #615 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,975 girlsINOhio: #771 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,798 girlsOHPennsylvania: #387 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsPANew Jersey: #156 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 898 girlsNJConnecticut: #271 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsCTCalifornia: #38 for girls · 1,182 births · 1 in 221 girlsCAUtah: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,215 girlsUTColorado: #226 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #444 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,248 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #217 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsVAMaryland: #234 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedDEArizona: #76 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 349 girlsAZNew Mexico: #147 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 625 girlsNMKansas: #282 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #366 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,606 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #86 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 345 girlsDCOklahoma: #228 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,218 girlsOKLouisiana: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsLAMississippi: #459 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,692 girlsMSAlabama: #579 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,414 girlsALGeorgia: #261 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedHITexas: #49 for girls · 520 births · 1 in 262 girlsTXFlorida: #118 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 616 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#38 · 1 in 221
  2. Texas#49 · 1 in 262
  3. Nevada#74 · 1 in 296
  4. Arizona#76 · 1 in 349
  5. District of Columbia#86 · 1 in 345

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#381,1821 in 221
Texas#495201 in 262
Nevada#74241 in 296
Arizona#76741 in 349
District of Columbia#86171 in 345
Florida#1181241 in 616
Idaho#136101 in 542
New York#1421511 in 788
New Mexico#147151 in 625
Illinois#156931 in 834
New Jersey#156521 in 898
Washington#162381 in 814
Massachusetts#188351 in 1,038
Virginia#217291 in 1,272
Wisconsin#220211 in 1,355
Colorado#226171 in 1,225
Oklahoma#228141 in 1,218
Oregon#228141 in 1,204
Maryland#234201 in 1,381
Georgia#261261 in 1,610
Connecticut#271111 in 1,685
South Carolina#271121 in 1,606
Kansas#28281 in 1,671
North Carolina#366161 in 2,491
Pennsylvania#387261 in 2,731
Minnesota#39591 in 3,053
Utah#40761 in 2,215
Missouri#444101 in 3,248
Mississippi#45951 in 2,692
Louisiana#49381 in 3,131
Michigan#557131 in 4,646
Alabama#57951 in 4,414
Indiana#61571 in 4,975
Ohio#77191 in 7,798
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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 1991

girls
#119
2,652 births · 1 in 707 girls
boys
#3,105
20 births · 1 in 101,016 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #119Ana2,652

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #3,105Ana20
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 707 of them was named Ana, which outranked 99.2% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ana
  1. #116Caroline2,843
  2. #117Angelica2,823
  3. #118Kendra2,704
  4. #119Ana2,652
  5. #120Brenda2,634
  6. #121Felicia2,620
  7. #122Karen2,601
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 101,016 of them was named Ana, which outranked 67.8% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ana
  1. #2,989Tri21
  2. #2,989Zackory21
  3. #2,989Zaire21
  4. #3,105Ana20
  5. #3,105Alix20
  6. #3,105Allyn20
  7. #3,105Ameen20
  8. #3,224Abrahan19
  9. #3,224Albino19
  10. #3,224Aryan19

Tied with 118 names at #3,105; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →