Girls' name · peaked in 2003
Ana name popularity since 1925
110,923 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ana. Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Ana is about 31 years old in 2026. Ana peaked in 2003 as the #129 name for girls, and it ranked #245 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 110,923
- Named Ana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #245
- for girls in 2025 (1,276 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 110,322 girls · 601 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.76× its national share
Peak year is the year Ana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ana births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1991. Measured as a share of all babies, Ana peaked in 2003.
- Fastest rise: Between 1943 and 1948, Ana became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 12,900 baby girls to 1 in 7,510.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 788 to 1 in 1,320.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 385 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 752 | 5 | #766 |
| 1940s | 1,338 | 7 | #673 |
| 1950s | 3,930 | 12 | #458 |
| 1960s | 7,844 | 29 | #317 |
| 1970s | 11,217 | 109 | #213 |
| 1980s | 15,530 | 190 | #183 |
| 1990s | 23,541 | 174 | #134 |
| 2000s | 23,203 | 64 | #147 |
| 2010s | 14,543 | 6 | #211 |
| 2020–25 | 8,039 | 5 | #245 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.0% of babies named Ana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Ana is most popular
The index compares Ana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.76× | 3,890 |
| Texas | 2.69× | 22,964 |
| California | 2.55× | 29,390 |
| Nevada | 1.73× | 671 |
| Florida | 1.58× | 6,205 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ana (this page) | 110,322 | 2003 |
| Anna | 579,117 | 1885 |
| Ahna | 1,171 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ana (2003).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data