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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 2,652 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 111,359since 1880
Ana over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Ana has never cracked the top 100 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #245 | 1,276 | — | |
| 2024 | #204 | 1,504 | — | |
| 2023 | #223 | 1,336 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #208 | 1,403 | — | |
| 2021 | #234 | 1,282 | — | |
| 2020 | #244 | 1,238 | — | |
| 2019 | #223 | 1,395 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #215 | 1,449 | — | |
| 2017 | #211 | 1,457 | — | |
| 2016 | #222 | 1,436 | — | |
| 2015 | #211 | 1,548 | — | |
| 2014 | #219 | 1,538 | — | |
| 2013 | #236 | 1,349 | — | |
| 2012 | #217 | 1,462 | — | |
| 2011 | #238 | 1,334 | — | |
| 2010 | #197 | 1,575 | — | |
| 2009 | #180 | 1,826 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #170 | 1,955 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #161 | 2,228 | — | |
| 2006 | #144 | 2,414 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #147 | 2,354 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | #139 | 2,348 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #129 | 2,595 | — | |
| 2002 | #134 | 2,537 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #134 | 2,518 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #136 | 2,428 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #154 | 2,113 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #140 | 2,265 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #139 | 2,318 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #141 | 2,307 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1995 | #134 | 2,367 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #143 | 2,211 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1993 | #136 | 2,366 | #2,697 | 26 |
| 1992 | #137 | 2,328 | #2,999 | 22 |
| 1991 | #119 | 2,652 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1990 | #124 | 2,614 | #1,946 | 39 |
| 1989 | #131 | 2,276 | #2,292 | 29 |
| 1988 | #170 | 1,665 | #2,599 | 22 |
| 1987 | #169 | 1,647 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #166 | 1,641 | #2,510 | 21 |
| 1985 | #183 | 1,470 | #2,357 | 22 |
| 1984 | #193 | 1,391 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #201 | 1,309 | #2,208 | 23 |
| 1982 | #200 | 1,365 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #189 | 1,441 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #198 | 1,325 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #229 | 1,140 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #220 | 1,139 | #2,669 | 16 |
| 1977 | #218 | 1,137 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1976 | #211 | 1,165 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #213 | 1,157 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1974 | #218 | 1,179 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #232 | 1,097 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #249 | 1,086 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #269 | 1,069 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #280 | 1,048 | #2,891 | 11 |
| 1969 | #292 | 961 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #286 | 923 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #297 | 847 | — | |
| 1966 | #310 | 820 | — | |
| 1965 | #317 | 812 | — | |
| 1964 | #345 | 758 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #341 | 769 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #361 | 686 | — | |
| 1961 | #379 | 649 | — | |
| 1960 | #382 | 619 | — | |
| 1959 | #393 | 579 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #396 | 539 | — | |
| 1957 | #430 | 479 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #419 | 469 | — | |
| 1955 | #458 | 387 | — | |
| 1954 | #448 | 387 | — | |
| 1953 | #480 | 321 | — | |
| 1952 | #494 | 288 | — | |
| 1951 | #516 | 258 | — | |
| 1950 | #556 | 223 | — | |
| 1949 | #545 | 235 | — | |
| 1948 | #552 | 226 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #645 | 166 | — | |
| 1946 | #686 | 135 | — | |
| 1945 | #673 | 121 | — | |
| 1944 | #701 | 114 | — | |
| 1943 | #745 | 108 | — | |
| 1942 | #814 | 88 | — | |
| 1941 | #815 | 78 | — | |
| 1940 | #868 | 67 | — | |
| 1939 | #824 | 70 | — | |
| 1938 | #792 | 79 | — | |
| 1937 | #870 | 63 | — | |
| 1936 | #748 | 80 | — | |
| 1935 | #766 | 78 | — | |
| 1934 | #728 | 84 | — | |
| 1933 | #878 | 59 | — | |
| 1932 | #846 | 67 | — | |
| 1931 | #793 | 73 | — | |
| 1930 | #690 | 99 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #764 | 83 | — | |
| 1928 | #791 | 82 | — | |
| 1927 | #766 | 89 | — | |
| 1926 | #879 | 71 | — | |
| 1925 | #960 | 60 | — | |
| 1924 | #976 | 61 | — | |
| 1923 | #912 | 64 | — | |
| 1922 | #891 | 67 | — | |
| 1921 | #905 | 67 | — | |
| 1920 | #894 | 66 | — | |
| 1919 | #925 | 58 | — | |
| 1918 | #948 | 57 | — | |
| 1917 | #978 | 51 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,227 | 34 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,012 | 43 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,059 | 32 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,151 | 23 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | — | |
| 1911 | #741 | 34 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | — | |
| 1907 | #819 | 21 | — | |
| 1906 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1905 | #699 | 26 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | — | |
| 1903 | #896 | 15 | — | |
| 1902 | #872 | 16 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #885 | 18 | — | |
| 1899 | #906 | 13 | — | |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | — | |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | #667 | 16 | — | |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | — | |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | — | |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
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 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arizona#195 · 1 in 777
- Texas#275 · 1 in 1,494
- New York#474 · 1 in 8,280
- California#502 · 1 in 5,820
Best ever in a state: #38 in California, 1991.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #195 | 5 | 1 in 777 |
| Texas | #275 | 38 | 1 in 1,494 |
| New York | #474 | 10 | 1 in 8,280 |
| California | #502 | 6 | 1 in 5,820 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 78 | #582 (1881) | #756 |
| 1890s | 110 | #667 (1890) | #971 |
| 1900s | 157 | #699 (1905) | #996 |
| 1910s | 367 | #741 (1911) | #1,052 |
| 1920s | 710 | #764 (1929) | #874 |
| 1930s | 752 | #690 (1930) | #794 |
| 1940s | 1,338 | #545 (1949) | #704 |
| 1950s | 3,930 | #393 (1959) | #459 |
| 1960s | 7,844 | #286 (1968) | #331 |
| 1970s | 11,217 | #211 (1976) | #234 |
| 1980s | 15,530 | #131 (1989) | #180 |
| 1990s | 23,541 | #119 (1991) | #137 |
| 2000s | 23,203 | #129 (2003) | #147 |
| 2010s | 14,543 | #197 (2010) | #219 |
| 2020s | 8,039 | #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 1935
girls
#766
78 births · 1 in 13,443 girls
Top girls' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 13,443 of them was named Ana, which outranked 84.3% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ana
- #763Merlene79
- #763Philomena79
- #763Rubye79
- #766Ana78
- #766Barbra78
- #766Kathrine78
- #769Cordelia77
- #769Loyce77
- #769Margo77
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.