Ana
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About Ana
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.
Pronounced AH-nah.
As of October 2026, Ana ranked #245 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #119 in 1991, Nameberry popularity #617.
Editor's take: The name Ana is a girl's name of Spanish, Portuguese origin meaning "grace".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #219 | 1,538 | 861 |
| 2015 | #211 | 1,548 | 867.2 |
| 2016 | #222 | 1,436 | 810.4 |
| 2017 | #211 | 1,457 | 843.9 |
| 2018 | #215 | 1,448 | 851.2 |
| 2019 | #222 | 1,395 | 831.2 |
| 2020 | #244 | 1,237 | 765.2 |
| 2021 | #234 | 1,282 | 781.3 |
| 2022 | #208 | 1,402 | 854.8 |
| 2023 | #224 | 1,332 | 830.1 |
| 2024 | #204 | 1,497 | 924 |
| 2025 | #245 | 1,276 | 793.9 |
World rankings
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Ana on lists
Famous Anas
- 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
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
- Ana Platypus
Puppet from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”