Ana

ANN-uh or AHN-UH

Variation of Hannah

"grace"

Ana Origin and Meaning

The name Ana is a girl's name of Spanish, Portuguese origin meaning "grace".

Confident and compact, Ana is a widely used variation of the Biblical Hannah. Favored in Spain, Slovenia, Bosnia, Portugal, and Croatia, this shorter spelling has the same substance and versatility of its longer counterparts.

Derived from channah meaning "grace", Ana is one of the most popular Spanish names for girls in the US.

While the Biblical Hannah still remains the preferred choice in the States, with classic Anna not too far behind, Ana is still given to more than 1300 girls every year - and occasionally to a handful of boys.

Notable namesakes include Cuban actress Ana de Armas of Knives Out and James Bond fame; singer Ana Matronic of The Scissor Sisters; tennis player Ana Ivanovic; romance writer Ana Huang and many more.

While its use as a slang term will put some parents off, its concise, international feel may be very appealing to others, especially with other 3-letter favorites like Ivy, and Mia ranking so highly.

If you do love Ana but want to explore more options, other Hannah variants include Anya, Annika, and Anouk. If it's the brevity of it that you like, Lia, Aya, Ida, and Lua might be places to start.

Ana Rank in US Top 1000

# 224 in the US

Ana Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1013 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ana

• 224 US 2023
• 1013 Nameberry 2025
• 519 Future 2028
• 385 England 2023
• 33 Spain 2023
• 17 Portugal 2022
• 226 Mexico 2021
• 125 Switzerland 2023
• 19 Slovenia 2023
• 87 Israel 2023
• 72 Chile 2021
• 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023
• 13 Croatia 2023

20 Names Similar to Ana

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Famous People Named Ana

• Ana Nemanjić birth name of Saint Anastasija of Serbia
• Ana Maria Mauricia birth name of Anne of Austria, Queen consort of Louis XIII of France
• Ana Maria Martinez Puerto Rican opera singer
• Ana Golja Canadian actress
• Ana Brnabic Prime Minister of Serbia
• Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch) lead singer for American band Scissor Sisters
• Ana Pauker (born Hannah Rabinsohn) Romanian Communist leader
• Anna Lovisa "Ana" Johnsson Swedish singer,songwriter
• Ana Moura Portuguese fado singer
• Ana Bekuta Serbian singer
• Ana Ivanovic Serbian tennis player
• Ana Kokic Serbian singer
• Ana Layevska Ukranian,Mexican singer/actress
• Ana Nikolic Serbian singer
• Ana Ortiz American actress
• Ana Quincoces American reality TV personality ("The Real Housewives of Miami")
• Ana Lenchantin Argentine,American cellist
• Ana Vidović Croatian classical guitarist
• Ana Lorena Sànches Mexican actress
• Ana Ularu Romanian actress
• Ana Luiza Filiorianu Romanian rhythmic gymnast
• Ana Gayan Spanish rhythmic gymnast
• Ana Aponte Puerto Rican rhythmic gymnast
• Ana Cheri (born Ana Cheri Garcia) American Model Playboy Playmate
• Ana Rica (b. 1981) Mexican model

The name Ana in Pop Culture

• Ana Hamilton character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Ana Garcia character in movie "Real Women Have Curves"
• Ana Tatiana Kravinoff character in Spider,Man comics
• Ana Lucia Cortez, character on TV's "Lost"
• Anastasia "Ana" Steele main character in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy
• Ana Gutierrez character on TV's "The Fosters"
• Ana Amari character from video game Overwatch
• Ana/Anna/Annie Taylor character in the TV series "extr@"
• "Letting Ana Go anonymously written book in diary format
• "Ana Ng" song by They Might Be Giants
• "Ana's Song" song by Silverchair
• Ana slang for anorexia nervosa and related movements such as Pro,Ana