How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Ana

Ana was more common in the past and has since settled at a lower, steady level. All-time it's been given to 111,960 U.S. babies, the 529th most common name by sound today, peaking at 2,672 in 1991, with 1,276 in 2025.

Ana has no common alternate spellings by sound. Spellings sometimes heard the same way: Anna.

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