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

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Peak · girls
1991 · 2,652 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
111,359
since 1880

Ana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ana has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #119, 1991girls
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.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2451,276
2024#2041,504
2023#2231,336#12,2395
2022#2081,403
2021#2341,282
2020#2441,238
2019#2231,395#10,8036
2018#2151,449
2017#2111,457
2016#2221,436
2015#2111,548
2014#2191,538
2013#2361,349
2012#2171,462
2011#2381,334
2010#1971,575
2009#1801,826#9,8647
2008#1701,955#11,0376
2007#1612,228
2006#1442,414#10,6626
2005#1472,354#6,63411
2004#1392,348#8,9277
2003#1292,595
2002#1342,537#7,6438
2001#1342,518#6,01311
2000#1362,428#7,4168
1999#1542,113#8,7046
1998#1402,265#6,8438
1997#1392,318#4,96012
1996#1412,307#4,87812
1995#1342,367#4,28014
1994#1432,211#4,09415
1993#1362,366#2,69726
1992#1372,328#2,99922
1991#1192,652#3,10520
1990#1242,614#1,94639
1989#1312,276#2,29229
1988#1701,665#2,59922
1987#1691,647#3,52113
1986#1661,641#2,51021
1985#1831,470#2,35722
1984#1931,391#2,95615
1983#2011,309#2,20823
1982#2001,365#2,83116
1981#1891,441#3,03014
1980#1981,325#2,96515
1979#2291,140#4,0689
1978#2201,139#2,66916
1977#2181,137#3,20312
1976#2111,165#3,47110
1975#2131,157#2,63715
1974#2181,179#3,8378
1973#2321,097#2,71613
1972#2491,086#3,3449
1971#2691,069#4,3756
1970#2801,048#2,89111
1969#292961#3,0629
1968#286923#3,1078
1967#297847
1966#310820
1965#317812
1964#345758#3,6016
1963#341769#3,6466
1962#361686
1961#379649
1960#382619
1959#393579#3,6196
1958#396539
1957#430479#3,5526
1956#419469
1955#458387
1954#448387
1953#480321
1952#494288
1951#516258
1950#556223
1949#545235
1948#552226#3,0107
1947#645166
1946#686135
1945#673121
1944#701114
1943#745108
1942#81488
1941#81578
1940#86867
1939#82470
1938#79279
1937#87063
1936#74880
1935#76678
1934#72884
1933#87859
1932#84667
1931#79373
1930#69099#4,0015
1929#76483
1928#79182
1927#76689
1926#87971
1925#96060
1924#97661
1923#91264
1922#89167
1921#90567
1920#89466
1919#92558
1918#94857
1917#97851
1916#1,22734
1915#1,01243
1914#1,05932
1913#1,15123
1912#1,05524
1911#74134
1910#1,42111
1909#1,15213
1908#1,04415
1907#81921
1906#87218
1905#69926
1904#1,2519
1903#89615
1902#87216
1901#1,4666
1900#88518
1899#90613
1898#84016
1897#1,1678
1896#95012
1895#1,05310
1894#99810
1893#95510
1892#1,1717
1891#1,0068
1890#66716
1889#9029
1888#75312
1887
1886#73110
1885#9216
1884#58313
1883#7547
1882#7407
1881#5829
1880#8365
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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNHWashington: #306 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,812 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #378 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,998 girlsMNIllinois: #176 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsILWisconsin: #323 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,413 girlsWIMichigan: #446 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,623 girlsMINew York: #135 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 771 girlsNYMassachusetts: #213 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,329 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedRIOregon: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsORNevada: #168 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 758 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedIAIndiana: #408 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,212 girlsINOhio: #818 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,672 girlsOHPennsylvania: #508 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,326 girlsPANew Jersey: #133 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 751 girlsNJConnecticut: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsCTCalifornia: #70 for girls · 595 births · 1 in 362 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedUTColorado: #485 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,498 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedNEMissouri: #567 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,207 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedWVVirginia: #273 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsVAMaryland: #404 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,835 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedDEArizona: #98 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 489 girlsAZNew Mexico: #243 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsNMKansas: #332 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedARTennessee: #443 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,527 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #392 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,866 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #69 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 271 girlsDCOklahoma: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsOKLouisiana: #613 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,385 girlsLAMississippi: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,663 girlsMSAlabama: #428 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsALGeorgia: #446 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,266 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ana, so not publishedHITexas: #72 for girls · 339 births · 1 in 380 girlsTXFlorida: #153 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 890 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#69 · 1 in 271
  2. California#70 · 1 in 362
  3. Texas#72 · 1 in 380
  4. Arizona#98 · 1 in 489
  5. New Jersey#133 · 1 in 751

Best ever in a state: #38 in California, 1991.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#69211 in 271
California#705951 in 362
Texas#723391 in 380
Arizona#98501 in 489
New Jersey#133581 in 751
New York#1351451 in 771
Florida#153781 in 890
Nevada#16871 in 758
Illinois#176701 in 1,037
Massachusetts#213271 in 1,329
Connecticut#241121 in 1,520
New Mexico#24381 in 1,189
Virginia#273201 in 1,737
Mississippi#30081 in 1,663
Oregon#30581 in 1,914
Washington#306151 in 1,812
Wisconsin#323121 in 2,413
Kansas#33271 in 2,030
Oklahoma#37281 in 2,240
Minnesota#37891 in 2,998
North Carolina#392131 in 2,866
Maryland#40491 in 2,835
Indiana#408101 in 3,212
Alabama#42871 in 3,076
Tennessee#44381 in 3,527
Georgia#446121 in 3,266
Michigan#446161 in 3,623
Colorado#48561 in 3,498
Pennsylvania#508161 in 4,326
Missouri#56761 in 5,207
Louisiana#61361 in 4,385
Ohio#81871 in 9,672
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
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.

See more about Ana
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s78#582 (1881)#756
1890s110#667 (1890)#971
1900s157#699 (1905)#996
1910s367#741 (1911)#1,052
1920s710#764 (1929)#874
1930s752#690 (1930)#794
1940s1,338#545 (1949)#704
1950s3,930#393 (1959)#459
1960s7,844#286 (1968)#331
1970s11,217#211 (1976)#234
1980s15,530#131 (1989)#180
1990s23,541#119 (1991)#137
2000s23,203#129 (2003)#147
2010s14,543#197 (2010)#219
2020s8,039#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 1987

girls
#169
1,647 births · 1 in 1,056 girls
boys
#3,521
13 births · 1 in 143,614 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #169Ana1,647

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #3,521Ana13
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,056 of them was named Ana, which outranked 98.7% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ana
  1. #166Olivia1,700
  2. #167Kari1,670
  3. #168Priscilla1,648
  4. #169Ana1,647
  5. #170Deanna1,638
  6. #171Paige1,637
  7. #172Barbara1,632
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. 1,808Janay#2,195#387
  2. 1,048Channing#1,638#590
  3. 786Ayla#1,380#594
  4. 714Yessenia#1,439#725
  5. 648Denisse#1,602#954
Fallers
  1. 1,153Halley#580#1,733
  2. 674Cherrelle#879#1,553
  3. 637Sharday#933#1,570
  4. 613Sharde#873#1,486
  5. 539Shardae#832#1,371

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 143,614 of them was named Ana, which outranked 56.8% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ana
  1. #3,339Yonathan14
  2. #3,339Zackariah14
  3. #3,339Zeth14
  4. #3,521Ana13
  5. #3,521Abdulaziz13
  6. #3,521Abdulla13
  7. #3,521Abigail13
  8. #3,731Abbas12
  9. #3,731Akim12
  10. #3,731Alban12

Tied with 209 names at #3,521; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. 994Trevin#1,962#968
  2. 819Conner#1,617#798
  3. 593Mychal#1,363#770
  4. 503Jaren#1,457#954
  5. 457Corbin#1,049#592
Fallers
  1. 623Durell#816#1,439
  2. 336Jayce#694#1,030
  3. 267Rasheed#921#1,188
  4. 263Deshaun#971#1,234
  5. 260Britt#880#1,140

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1987