US rank #204 Girls' name Peak 1991 110,060 births

Ana — #204 US girls' name

110,060 babies named Ana in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#204
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Ana was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

2,652 babies were named Ana in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ana

The Social Security Administration has registered 110,060 babies named Ana between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ana currently holds the #204 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 2,652 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23,538 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29,087 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ana in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 110,060 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ana at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

110,060

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1991

2,652 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#204

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ana popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1991)
2,652
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Ana popularity over time — boys

601 total births recorded since 1930 (Ana as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 601 births
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Ana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23,538 births that decade — 21% of Ana's all-time total
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Ana by state

Where Ana concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29,087 26.4%
#2 Texas
22,830 20.7%
#3 New York
9,608 8.7%
#4 Florida
6,086 5.5%
#5 Illinois
4,351 4.0%
#6 Arizona
3,827 3.5%
#7 New Jersey
2,920 2.7%
#8 Georgia
2,038 1.9%
California share of Ana's total US births 26.4%
Even split

29,087 of 110,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Ana appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ana?
110,060 babies have been named Ana since 1880. It currently ranks #204 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 2,652 births.
When was Ana most popular?
Ana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23,538 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ana most popular?
The top states for the name Ana are California (29,087 births), Texas (22,830 births), New York (9,608 births).
How long has the name Ana been used?
Ana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, Anabel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.