Ana

Girl #224 in 2023

Ana is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Ana

Means "Anna,Hannah". From various languages including -, -, -, -, -, -, and -, all derivedsometimes via Anna in the Vulgatefrom Ἄννα, chiefly in reference to the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the New Testament in reference to, from חַנָּה, from חַנָּה. As an Oregonian river, named for Ana Byars, daughter of the surveyor W.H.

Popularity of Ana

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,332 births in 2023

1880 2023

108,563 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1991

2,652 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.