Ana
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Ana is also given to boys.
Pronounced AH-nah.
As of October 2026, Ana ranked #245 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #119 in 1991, Nameberry popularity #632.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #219 | 1,538 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #211 | 1,548 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #222 | 1,436 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #211 | 1,457 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #215 | 1,448 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #222 | 1,395 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #244 | 1,237 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #234 | 1,282 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #208 | 1,402 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #224 | 1,332 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #204 | 1,497 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #245 | 1,276 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Ana on lists
Famous Anas
- Ana NemanjićGirl
birth name of Saint Anastasija of Serbia
- Ana Maria MauriciaGirl
birth name of Anne of Austria, Queen consort of Louis XIII of France
- Ana Maria MartinezGirl
Puerto Rican opera singer
- Ana GoljaGirl
Canadian actress
- Ana BrnabicGirl
Prime Minister of Serbia
- Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch)Girl
lead singer for American band Scissor Sisters
- Ana Pauker (born Hannah Rabinsohn)Girl
Romanian Communist leader
- Anna Lovisa "Ana" JohnssonGirl
Swedish singer,songwriter
- Ana MouraGirl
Portuguese fado singer
- Ana BekutaGirl
Serbian singer
- Ana IvanovicGirl
Serbian tennis player
- Ana KokicGirl
Serbian singer
- Ana LayevskaGirl
Ukranian,Mexican singer/actress
- Ana NikolicGirl
Serbian singer
- Ana OrtizGirl
American actress
- Ana QuincocesGirl
American reality TV personality ("The Real Housewives of Miami")
- Ana LenchantinGirl
Argentine,American cellist
- Ana VidovićGirl
Croatian classical guitarist
- Ana Lorena SànchesGirl
Mexican actress
- Ana UlaruGirl
Romanian actress
- Ana Luiza FiliorianuGirl
Romanian rhythmic gymnast
- Ana GayanGirl
Spanish rhythmic gymnast
- Ana AponteGirl
Puerto Rican rhythmic gymnast
- Ana Cheri (born Ana Cheri Garcia) American ModelGirl
Playboy Playmate
- Ana RicaGirl
(b. 1981) Mexican model
Ana in pop culture
- Ana HamiltonGirl
character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Ana GarciaGirl
character in movie "Real Women Have Curves"
- Ana Tatiana KravinoffGirl
character in Spider,Man comics
- AnaGirl
Lucia Cortez, character on TV's "Lost"
- Anastasia "Ana" SteeleGirl
main character in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy
- Ana GutierrezGirl
character on TV's "The Fosters"
- Ana AmariGirl
character from video game Overwatch
- Ana/Anna/Annie TaylorGirl
character in the TV series "extr@"
- "Letting Ana GoGirl
anonymously written book in diary format
- "Ana Ng"Girl
song by They Might Be Giants
- "Ana's Song"Girl
song by Silverchair
- AnaGirl
slang for anorexia nervosa and related movements such as Pro,Ana
- Ana PlatypusGirl
Puppet from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”