Ana
Ana is a distinctive choice, ranked #439 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ana in their class.
About the Name Ana
Ana is steadily gaining in popularity, up 27 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #288 in 2018, and it currently sits at #392. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ana is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ana in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #204, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Ana
- Ana Rich — Ana Vukićević (née Nikolić; Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Вукићевић, née Николић; née Николич; Bulgarian: Ана Вукичевич, romanized: Ana Vukicevich born 1 January 1983), better known as Ana Rich (Serbian: Ана Рич, romanized: Ana Rič), is a Serbian-Bulgarian pop…
- Ana Bertha Lepe — Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez was a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder.
- Ana Matronic — Ana Kirby, known by her stage name Ana Matronic, is an American singer, best known as the co-lead singer for the pop rock band Scissor Sisters.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ana
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ana
Almost certainly the only Ana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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