Ana
“grace”
Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 145th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,140
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,592
- −0.6% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2021
Meaning and origin of Ana
Ana means “grace” and is of Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Ana in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2021.
- Over recent years, Ana has been stable (−0.6% a year).
- In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.2 Ana on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.
Ana in English-speaking countries
Ana ranks 218th in New Zealand, 224th in United States and 248th in Ireland, against 145th in France.
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
218th girls’ name53 babies in 3 years1 girl in 792
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
224th girls’ name4,116 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,174+0.8% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
248th girls’ name50 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,297
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
368th girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,418
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
401st girls’ name90 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,717+1.4% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
379th girls’ name25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,175
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
407th girls’ name309 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,485−4% a year
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
414th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,216
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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