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Ana

ANN-uh or AHN-UH
Variation of Hannah
"grace"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Mon Jul 14 2025

Ana Origin and Meaning

The name Ana is a girl's name of Spanish, Portuguese origin meaning "grace".

Confident and compact, Ana is a widely used variation of the Biblical Hannah. Favored in Spain, Slovenia, Bosnia, Portugal, and Croatia, this shorter spelling has the same substance and versatility of its longer counterparts.

Derived from channah meaning "grace", Ana is one of the most popular Spanish names for girls in the US.

While the Biblical Hannah still remains the preferred choice in the States, with classic Anna not too far behind, Ana is still given to more than 1300 girls every year - and occasionally to a handful of boys.

Notable namesakes include Cuban actress Ana de Armas of Knives Out and James Bond fame; singer Ana Matronic of The Scissor Sisters; tennis player Ana Ivanovic; romance writer Ana Huang and many more.

While its use as a slang term will put some parents off, its concise, international feel may be very appealing to others, especially with other 3-letter favorites like Ivy, and Mia ranking so highly.

If you do love Ana but want to explore more options, other Hannah variants include Anya, Annika, and Anouk. If it's the brevity of it that you like, Lia, Aya, Ida, and Lua might be places to start.

# 204 in the US

Ana Rank in US Top 1000

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Ana Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Ana

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Famous People Named Ana

  • Ana Nemanjić
    birth name of Saint Anastasija of Serbia
  • Ana Maria Mauricia
    birth name of Anne of Austria, Queen consort of Louis XIII of France
  • Ana Maria Martinez
    Puerto Rican opera singer
  • Ana Golja
    Canadian actress
  • Ana Brnabic
    Prime Minister of Serbia
  • Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch)
    lead singer for American band Scissor Sisters
  • Ana Pauker (born Hannah Rabinsohn)
    Romanian Communist leader
  • Anna Lovisa "Ana" Johnsson
    Swedish singer,songwriter
  • Ana Moura
    Portuguese fado singer
  • Ana Bekuta
    Serbian singer
  • Ana Ivanovic
    Serbian tennis player
  • Ana Kokic
    Serbian singer
  • Ana Layevska
    Ukranian,Mexican singer/actress
  • Ana Nikolic
    Serbian singer
  • Ana Ortiz
    American actress
  • Ana Quincoces
    American reality TV personality ("The Real Housewives of Miami")
  • Ana Lenchantin
    Argentine,American cellist
  • Ana Vidović
    Croatian classical guitarist
  • Ana Lorena Sànches
    Mexican actress
  • Ana Ularu
    Romanian actress
  • Ana Luiza Filiorianu
    Romanian rhythmic gymnast
  • Ana Gayan
    Spanish rhythmic gymnast
  • Ana Aponte
    Puerto Rican rhythmic gymnast
  • Ana Cheri (born Ana Cheri Garcia) American Model
    Playboy Playmate
  • Ana Rica
    (b. 1981) Mexican model

The name Ana in Pop Culture

  • Ana Hamilton
    character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
  • Ana Garcia
    character in movie "Real Women Have Curves"
  • Ana Tatiana Kravinoff
    character in Spider,Man comics
  • Ana
    Lucia Cortez, character on TV's "Lost"
  • Anastasia "Ana" Steele
    main character in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy
  • Ana Gutierrez
    character on TV's "The Fosters"
  • Ana Amari
    character from video game Overwatch
  • Ana/Anna/Annie Taylor
    character in the TV series "extr@"
  • "Letting Ana Go
    anonymously written book in diary format
  • "Ana Ng"
    song by They Might Be Giants
  • "Ana's Song"
    song by Silverchair
  • Ana
    slang for anorexia nervosa and related movements such as Pro,Ana

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