Girls' name · since 1880
Ana
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 111,359 babies named Ana, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #245 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 111,359
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ana currently ranks #245 among girls' names in America, with 111,359 babies recorded since 1880.
Ana has 111,359 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #245 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #245 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 111,359 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ana ranks #347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #245 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 111,359 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #245 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 111,359
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ana's 111,359 recorded births place it above 99.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ana compares
111,359 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ana's all-time total is 296x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111,359 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,652 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ana's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 2,652, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 2,652
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ana popularity over time - boys
601 total births recorded since 1930 (Ana as boys' name)
Ana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23,541 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Ana's strongest decade.
23,541 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 78
1880s
78 births
- 1890s 110
1890s
110 births
- 1900s 157
1900s
157 births
- 1910s 367
1910s
367 births
- 1920s 710
1920s
710 births
- 1930s 752
1930s
752 births
- 1940s 1,338
1940s
1,338 births
- 1950s 3,930
1950s
3,930 births
- 1960s 7,844
1960s
7,844 births
- 1970s
1970s
11,217 births
- 1980s
1980s
15,530 births
- 1990s
1990s
23,541 births
- 2000s
2000s
23,203 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,543 births
- 2020s 8,039
2020s
8,039 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23,541 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ana's total volume
Ana by state
Where Ana concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29,274 | 26.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23,132 | 20.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 9,653 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6,205 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 4,385 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 3,903 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,947 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,075 | 1.9% |
29,274 of 111,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Ana appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ana's data
- Ana's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (23,541 total births) through the 2020s (8,039) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anas (29,274 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.