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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Ana has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | |
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#86 · 1 in 376
- Arizona#104 · 1 in 439
- California#112 · 1 in 508
- New York#128 · 1 in 623
- New Jersey#153 · 1 in 715
Best ever in a state: #38 in California, 1991.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #86 | 256 | 1 in 376 |
| Arizona | #104 | 33 | 1 in 439 |
| California | #112 | 270 | 1 in 508 |
| New York | #128 | 178 | 1 in 623 |
| New Jersey | #153 | 57 | 1 in 715 |
| Florida | #155 | 59 | 1 in 754 |
| Connecticut | #175 | 17 | 1 in 931 |
| New Mexico | #181 | 11 | 1 in 695 |
| Massachusetts | #224 | 24 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Illinois | #236 | 61 | 1 in 1,223 |
| District of Columbia | #238 | 7 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Colorado | #318 | 9 | 1 in 1,749 |
| Pennsylvania | #435 | 20 | 1 in 3,605 |
| Wisconsin | #502 | 5 | 1 in 5,501 |
| Missouri | #544 | 6 | 1 in 5,213 |
| Michigan | #600 | 10 | 1 in 6,189 |
| Indiana | #654 | 5 | 1 in 7,408 |
| Ohio | #810 | 7 | 1 in 10,635 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1991 at #119 (2,652 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 131 yrs · run 1917–2025
- 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
- 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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,401 of them was named Ana, which outranked 97.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 180,179 of them was named Ana, which outranked 41.9% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).