Meaning of the nameAna
Ana is a feminine name that, through Latin and Greek, goes back to Hebrew Ḥannâ, 'grace', and has the variants Anna, Hanna, Hana and Hannah alongside it.
- People (2022)
- 3,948,650
- Rank in Brazil
- #3
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,089,858
- people
Ana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (893,009 people).
3,929,951 women 18,699 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 3.087%
- Rio Grande do Norte 2.335%
- Tocantins 2.292%
- Distrito Federal 2.221%
- Goiás 2.187%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 787,671 | 1.774% |
| Minas Gerais | 433,582 | 2.111% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 346,803 | 2.160% |
| Bahia | 274,787 | 1.943% |
| Ceará | 271,496 | 3.087% |
| Paraná | 192,115 | 1.679% |
| Pernambuco | 167,963 | 1.854% |
| Pará | 161,276 | 1.986% |
| Goiás | 154,351 | 2.187% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 146,347 | 1.345% |
| Maranhão | 145,834 | 2.152% |
| Santa Catarina | 110,809 | 1.456% |
| Paraíba | 83,299 | 2.096% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 77,123 | 2.335% |
| Amazonas | 74,789 | 1.897% |
| Espírito Santo | 69,707 | 1.818% |
| Piauí | 68,459 | 2.093% |
| Mato Grosso | 68,348 | 1.868% |
| Distrito Federal | 62,576 | 2.221% |
| Alagoas | 56,928 | 1.820% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48,765 | 1.769% |
| Sergipe | 39,909 | 1.806% |
| Tocantins | 34,641 | 2.292% |
| Rondônia | 27,102 | 1.714% |
| Acre | 17,408 | 2.097% |
| Amapá | 15,301 | 2.085% |
| Roraima | 11,261 | 1.769% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ana
Wiktionary traces Ana from Old Portuguese Ana, through Latin Anna and Greek Ἄννα, to Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ), which the entry Hannah glosses as 'grace'. Behind the Name gives Hannah as 'favor, grace', linked to the Hebrew verb ḥanan, 'to be gracious', and describes Ana as the form of Anna used in several languages, among them Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,948,650 people named Ana, with a median age of 22. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Anna among the spelling variants of Ana, and Hana and Hannah among those of Hanna.
This is the traditional spelling and the most recorded in the group, with a single N and no H.
Other spellings of Ana
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ana · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Hannah · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Hannah · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ana · behindthename.com · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Hanna · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ana
What does the name Ana mean?
Ana means “grace, favor”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,948,650 people with the first name Ana, which ranks it number 3 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Ana a boy's or a girl's name?
Ana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,929,951 women and 18,699 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ana?
Ana is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ana most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 3.087% of the state's population is named Ana (271,496 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ana?
Anna, Hanna, Hannah and Hana. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Names that also mean grace
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- Geovana♀Variant of Giovanna, the Italian feminine of João, 'Yahweh is…185,085 people
- Giovana♀Italian feminine of Giovanni (João), 'Yahweh is gracious'135,752 people
- Vânia♀Russian diminutive of Ivan, a form of João ('God is gracious')124,864 people
- Angélica♀Angelic, from Latin angelicus116,079 people
- Janete♀Portuguese form of Janet, a diminutive of Jane, which comes from…98,172 people
- Jane♀Feminine form linked to John (João), 'God is gracious'70,075 people
- Graziele♀Variant of Graziela, from Graziella, derived from grazia, 'grace'49,083 people
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