Aana

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Aana by the numbers

Aana was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Aana

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
  • Anagrace, favour; a form of Anna1,443 in the US (2017)
  • Alanafair, bright; feminine form of Alan1,432 in the US (2017)
  • Aanyagracious, merciful39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aarnaoceanic, of the sea, watery28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ahanadawn, first light of morning15 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Aana

Names that are said the same way as Aana, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ahnagracious; form of anna or hannah29 in the US (2017)
  • Annahgrace; favor; a form of Anna28 in the US (2017)
  • Ainaonly one5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Anahhe answered; grace6 in the US (2017)
  • Anai30 in the US (2017)
  • Auna17 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Aana

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