Ana
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Ana is a form of Hannah, a Hebrew name meaning “grace” or “full of grace.” A daring namesake is Ana Lezama de Urinza, the 17th-century swordswoman of Potosí who roamed the region with her companion Eustaquia de Sonza.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Ana in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ana against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ana is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ana in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,276 girls were named Ana, making it the #245 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 111,359 girls have been named Ana, with the most (2,652) in 1991. It is most common, relative to births, in Arizona, Texas and Connecticut.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ana in other languages
- Anna Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Swedish
- Hanna Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Swedish
- Anne Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French
- Aneta Czech, Icelandic, Polish
- Hana Arabic, Czech, Slovenian
- Lana Dutch, Latvian, Slovenian
- Анна Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
- Anaïs Catalan, French
- Anja Dutch, Slovenian
- Ann English, Swedish
- Ahna English
- Ania Polish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Ana
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Ana, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Ana | 2022 | South Indian Ocean | 93 km/h |
| Cyclone Ana (Category 1) | 2021 | South Pacific | 120 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ana | 2021 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ana | 2015 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Hurricane Ana (Category 1) | 2014 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ana | 2009 | North Atlantic | 65 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ana | 2003 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ana | 1997 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ana | 1991 | North Atlantic | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ana | 1985 | North Atlantic | 111 km/h |
…and 1 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Ana
There are 1,116 towns and villages with Ana in their name, in 62 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 437🇧🇴 Bolivia 61🇨🇴 Colombia 61🇵🇪 Peru 60🇧🇷 Brazil 58🇵🇭 Philippines 41🇪🇨 Ecuador 40🇨🇺 Cuba 38
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Santa Ana | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 310,227 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Santa Ana Department, 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 176,661 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 47,158 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Táchira, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 35,452 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Cuzco Department, 🇵🇪 Peru | 25,145 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Nueva Esparta, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 19,215 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Magdalena Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 13,950 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 11,864 | Map |
| Santa Ana | Petén, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 9,523 | Map |
| Ānā Khātūn | East Azerbaijan, 🇮🇷 Iran | 8,288 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ana
There are 29 lakes and reservoirs with Ana in their name, in 15 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 9🇧🇷 Brazil 3🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇨🇱 Chile 2🇮🇳 India 2🇻🇪 Venezuela 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇨🇦 Canada 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Ana Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Ana Reservoir | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Ana Sāgar | Rajasthan, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Bordo Ana | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Dano Ana | East Nusa Tenggara, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Map |
| Lago Ana | Pará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
| Laguna Ana | 🇦🇷 Argentina | Map |
| Laguna Aña | Jujuy, 🇦🇷 Argentina | Map |
| Santa Ana | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Santa Ana | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Ana songs
One song on Wikidata has Ana in its title:
- Ana (1964)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Ana
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ana.
Ana Aslan
Ana Beatriz
Ana Bertha Lepe
Ana Bogdan
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Fictional characters named Ana
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Ana as a pet name
FurryName has found 37 dogs named Ana in public pet registers, making it the #3,070 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (19), Cambridge (5), Zurich (1). Ana as a dog name →
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