Ana is a distinctive choice, ranked #392 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ana in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#392
US Rank #204
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #204, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ana
Unlikely. With around 110 UK babies named Ana per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ana in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ana is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 27 places over the last five years to #392 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ana is more popular in the US (#204) than in the UK (#392). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Ana include: Ana Rich — Ana Vukićević (née Nikolić; Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Вукићевић, née Николић; née Николич; Bulgarian: Ана Вукичевич, romanized: Ana Vukicevich born 1 January...; 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.; Ana Yi Puig — Ana Yi Puig is an American actress who is best known for playing Isabella Chen-Lopez in the Disney+/Hulu series Goosebumps..
Ana appears in the US top 500 at #204 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
110
UK babies named Ana (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 27 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ana
Likely around 1 other Ana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Ana
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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 singer, dancer, choreographer and lawyer. Ana Rich was born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia.
Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez was a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. In 1953 she was crowned Miss México and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe 1953.
Ana Cumpănaș, also known as Anna Sage, and nicknamed the Woman in Red, was a Romanian prostitute and madam who was active in the American cities of Chicago and Gary, Indiana. She is best known for having assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation in tracking down gangster John Dillinger.
Ana María González Tardos was a Mexican singer, famous throughout Ibero-America and Spain for her recordings and performances. known as The Luminous Voice of Mexico.