Ana

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A few things about Ana you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ana

Ana Mena

Spanish singer-songwriter, actress and model

Choose Ana and your child shares a first name with Ana Mena, a Spanish singer-songwriter, actress and model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ana, like who?” Ana Mena's Wikipedia article is available in 79 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,260 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ana, 1,276 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ana would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAna has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Anas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1991, when it reached #119.
• 📍Where it's lovedAna is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #71, followed by Texas (#93) and Florida (#151). It's in the top 1,000 in 37 states.
• 💬MeaningAna is a Spanish form of Anna, which means “grace”. Our records link it to Czech, German and Hebrew roots.
• 🌍OriginAna is the most popular Czech girl name in the US. That's out of 22 Czech girl and unisex names in our list.
• 🔁Word funAna is a palindrome: it reads the same forwards and backwards.

About the name Ana

Ana is a girl name of Czech, German and Hebrew origin meaning “grace”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with A and ending in “-ana”. US birth records list Ana for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked #119 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #245, with 1,276 babies.

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