Given name & surname
Anana
“the fourth-born child”
Anana is a variant of Anan. One African interpretation is “the fourth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anana is a variant of Anan. One African interpretation is “the fourth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anana is a variant of Anan. An origin associated with Anan is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2003.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anana’s family of names
Anana has a related form in Anan. In Greek usage, Anana as a surname is a transliteration of Ανανά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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