Ana

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Ana is a version of the female given name Anna meaning "favour" or "grace". In Croatia, the name Ana was the second most common feminine given name, or among the top ten most common, in almost all decades for which there is census data.

From Wikipedia

Ana first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 144 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 2,652 babies (rank #119 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,497 girls (rank #204). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Ana

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ana yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

110,661

Total babies (all years)

144

Years in the data

2,652

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Ana

Ana Menafilm actor · b. 1997
Ana Brnabićbusiness manager · b. 1975
Ana Ivanovictennis player · b. 1987
Ana de Armasmodel · b. 1988
Ana Blandianaessayist · b. 1942

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#841
1881	9	#583
1882	7	#746
1883	7	#754
1884	13	#585
1885	6	#925
1886	10	#733
1888	12	#754
1889	9	#906
1890	16	#668
1891	8	#1,010
1892	7	#1,174
1893	10	#957
1894	10	#1,001
1895	10	#1,055
1896	12	#955
1897	8	#1,171
1898	16	#841
1899	13	#910
1900	18	#888
1901	6	#1,478
1902	16	#873
1903	15	#899
1904	9	#1,256
1905	26	#700
1906	18	#872
1907	21	#821
1908	15	#1,047
1909	13	#1,154
1910	11	#1,422
1911	34	#741
1912	24	#1,057
1913	23	#1,153
1914	32	#1,059
1915	43	#1,012
1916	34	#1,229
1917	51	#978
1918	57	#948
1919	58	#925
1920	66	#894
1921	67	#908
1922	67	#891
1923	64	#912
1924	61	#976
1925	60	#960
1926	71	#880
1927	89	#766
1928	82	#791
1929	83	#764
1930	99	#690
1931	73	#793
1932	67	#847
1933	59	#878
1934	84	#728
1935	78	#766
1936	80	#748
1937	63	#870
1938	79	#792
1939	70	#826
1940	67	#868
1941	78	#815
1942	88	#814
1943	108	#745
1944	114	#701
1945	121	#673
1946	135	#686
1947	166	#645
1948	226	#552
1949	235	#546
1950	223	#556
1951	258	#516
1952	288	#494
1953	323	#479
1954	387	#448
1955	387	#458
1956	469	#419
1957	479	#430
1958	539	#396
1959	579	#393
1960	619	#382
1961	649	#379
1962	686	#361
1963	769	#341
1964	758	#345
1965	812	#317
1966	820	#310
1967	846	#297
1968	923	#286
1969	962	#292
1970	1,048	#280
1971	1,069	#269
1972	1,086	#249
1973	1,097	#232
1974	1,179	#218
1975	1,157	#213
1976	1,164	#211
1977	1,137	#218
1978	1,139	#220
1979	1,140	#229
1980	1,325	#198
1981	1,441	#189
1982	1,365	#200
1983	1,309	#201
1984	1,391	#193
1985	1,469	#183
1986	1,640	#166
1987	1,647	#169
1988	1,664	#170
1989	2,275	#131
1990	2,613	#124
1991	2,652	#119
1992	2,328	#137
1993	2,366	#136
1994	2,211	#143
1995	2,367	#134
1996	2,307	#141
1997	2,318	#139
1998	2,264	#140
1999	2,112	#154
2000	2,428	#136
2001	2,518	#134
2002	2,536	#134
2003	2,595	#129
2004	2,348	#139
2005	2,354	#147
2006	2,414	#144
2007	2,228	#161
2008	1,955	#170
2009	1,825	#180
2010	1,575	#197
2011	1,334	#238
2012	1,462	#217
2013	1,348	#236
2014	1,538	#219
2015	1,548	#211
2016	1,436	#222
2017	1,457	#211
2018	1,448	#215
2019	1,395	#222
2020	1,237	#244
2021	1,282	#234
2022	1,402	#208
2023	1,332	#224
2024	1,497	#204