Ana vs Duaa
Ana and Duaacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Ana was ranked #306 and Duaa #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ana was ranked #439 and Duaa #400 among girls in England and Wales.
Ana and Duaa over time
Ana and Duaa appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Ana held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Duaa in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Duaa in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1999–2025
Ana held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Duaa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ana #288 in 2018, Duaa #400 in 2022.
The order changed in 2025: Duaa moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #392 and #446; by 2025 that had become #439 and #400.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ana #439, Duaa #400.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ana | Duaa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | As an internationally-used given name, traditionally interpreted as 'grace' or 'favour', via the Anna/Hannah lineage rooted in Hebrew hanan. This is very likely the name's real origin as commonly used — the official Maori dictionary's only entries for this exact spelling are an unrelated common noun ('cave, tunnel') and grammatical particles, none tagged as a personal name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Anna — not Maori, despite superficial catalogue grouping | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈa.na/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #400 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ana has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Anna — not Maori, despite superficial catalogue grouping); Duaa does not have one recorded yet.
- Ana has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Duaa.
- A meaning is recorded for Ana; Duaa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ana
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #439 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Duaa
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3225 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #400 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1999–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #400 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls