NameTides

Ana

Ana was the #245 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,276 babies), and #439 in England & Wales and #496 in Canada.

Ana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Ana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#245 (1,276)#439 (91)#387 (8)#334 (4)#294 (14)#496 (62)
2024#204 (1,504)#392 (110)#351 (9)#407 (3)#259 (16)#384 (79)
2023#223 (1,336)#385 (108)#395 (8)—#212 (20)#364 (81)
2022#208 (1,403)#400 (105)#380 (8)#354 (4)#266 (16)#508 (57)
2021#234 (1,282)#412 (108)#485 (6)#350 (4)#517 (7)#416 (75)
2020#244 (1,238)#419 (101)#544 (5)#333 (4)#229 (19)#387 (81)
2019#223 (1,395)#323 (145)#493 (6)—#260 (18)#480 (67)
2018#215 (1,449)#288 (166)#255 (15)#171 (12)#244 (19)#364 (90)
2017#211 (1,457)#297 (165)#409 (8)#206 (9)#301 (15)#340 (97)
2016#222 (1,436)#298 (167)#311 (12)#276 (6)#228 (21)#268 (122)
2015#211 (1,548)#296 (161)#252 (16)#248 (7)#316 (15)#341 (101)
2014#219 (1,538)#333 (137)#365 (10)#229 (8)#242 (21)#305 (108)
2013#236 (1,349)#397 (107)#413 (8)#234 (8)#374 (12)#303 (108)
2012#217 (1,462)#386 (122)#335 (12)#229 (8)#295 (17)#288 (113)
2011#238 (1,334)#404 (111)#334 (11)#363 (4)#306 (16)#322 (103)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2003 at #129.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,300 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ana is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,200 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 990 to 1 in 1,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #612WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #343WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #540MNIllinois: #325ILMichigan: #589MINew York: #388NYMassachusetts: #223MAOregon: #396ORNevada: #235NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #481INOhio: #622OHPennsylvania: #466PANew Jersey: #301NJConnecticut: #175CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #174CAUtah: #330UTColorado: #298CONebraska: #296NEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: #331KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #396VAMaryland: #327MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #71AZNew Mexico: #296NMKansas: #324KSArkansas: #376ARTennessee: #282TNNorth Carolina: #273NCSouth Carolina: #403SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #247OKLouisiana: #295LAMississippi: #301MSAlabama: #166ALGeorgia: #280GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #93TXFlorida: #151FL
Ana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#33937
Quebec2025#43811

Ana (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AnaCanadaGirls#49662
AnaEngland & WalesGirls#43991
AnaIrelandGirls#29414
AnaNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
AnaScotlandGirls#3878
AnaUSGirls#2451,276
AnaUSBoys—too few