Ana

I prefer this to Anna, it sounds more mature and looks more balanced. Very pretty name.

Analise or Anika sounds better.

Boring.

I very much prefer Anna to Ana. Ana is too short, boring, dull, and it looks like the misspelled version of Anna.

I love this name it's so beautiful and gorgeous, I think it would suit me if I had this name, it's absolutely cute.

Ugly. Sounds too uptight and it doesn't sound nice in pronunciation or spelled out in letters. Sounds like anal.

The fact that so many people are disturbed by one N in Ana instead of 2 n's is ridiculous. If you don't like that it has one N well too bad. You can't make the person change their name with your comments.

Cute name, I like it.

It looks old without the extra n. Why is Ana more popular than Anna? I’m with this being a nickname for Mariana, Eliana etc. But not as a first name.

In response to both of your comments, Ana is a perfectly normal name. It is the standard form of Anna in Spanish and many other languages. English isn't the standard for everyone. There's nothing weird about Ana.

Just use Ava or Anna please.

Name your girl Eliana, then make Ana a nickname!

Looks like something is missing. I prefer Anna, as it looks more beautiful to me.

I prefer Anna. This looks too dry.

I think, Anna looks better and more complete. Ana feels a little bit too boring. I don't see any appeal of this name. It's feminine, simple, but feels like a sound is missing, too dry or too soft. Similar looking Ada is a lot better!

I love this name, I wish I could use it. It's super pretty and not as common as the overused Anna. Short, but I don't mind. I think it works in a lot of countries, which is part of the reason I love it. The only reason I won't use Ana is because it is slang term popularized in mid-2010's for Anorexia Nervosa.

This is pretty.

I prefer this spelling to Anna because it’s unique.

I prefer Anna "AN-uh". :)

This is my name. Pronounced Ah-nuh. I have to say it’s a lovely name, however, NO ONE will pronounce it correctly on the first try and maybe not even on the 10th try. I still appreciate the uniqueness of my name where I live, even though I’ll be correcting people on my name my entire life.

It's a first name of some of my friends. It's short and easy to pronounce. Many people call me Ana as a nickname, as my name is Anastasia. I like it as a nickname, but would never have it for my first name. It's too short for my taste.

One of my friends is called Ana and it suits her because she is very clever, nice and elegant - just like the name. It is a shame the name is now associated with anorexia now.

This name could be said and spelled by anyone. No matter how you slice it; the name remains the same.

My name is Ana Margarida, but I go by Margarida or Maggie because I dispite Ana. Is very common here in Portugal, no one outside my family has ever called me Ana except a girl from my 7th grade who was sorta my cousin and thought that calling me that would make her be my cousin.
Anyway, there were 4 Ana's in my class last year: Ana Filipa, Ana Isabel, Ana Rita, and me, Ana Margarida. We just go by Filipa, Isabel, Rita and Margarida...

In my Spanish class we were given Spanish names to replace our real ones (for some reason, I don't know, ask my teacher). Well, all the good names had already been taken, so I chose Ana (pronounced Ah-na), a simple yet pretty name. I like it, and sometimes, when someone says, "Ana!" to someone else, I turn around and say, "What?"

My name is Ana, and personally I love my name. Ana Elizabeth. It's true most people mispronounce it as Anna, which is also a name within my family. But Anna is very very common. I was named after my grandmother whose name is Ann. I bare the names of family and am proud of it. I pronounce it Ah-nah. However I've dealt with people saying Anna all my life. I live in the south however, so everyone tries to attribute my name to a variant of Hannah or Ann (in reference to the bible). Ana is more exotic, and I've never been told by anyone that they thought my name was wrong or ugly sounding. It's actually very refined and dignifying. I'm biased, but it's a wonderful name for a little girl. Ageless, timeless, and elegant.

I prefer Anna, even though it's very common. The double Ns make it sound fuller.

I like it as a nickname for names like Anabella, Anita... or in combinations (Ana Lucia, Ana Lena...) It's boring when it stands alone.

I love the name Ana as pronounced Ah-na. I dislike the name Anna, as pronounced Anne-uh. I would love to name my daughter Ana, but I don't want her to have to correct those who call her Anna her whole life. Ahnah is a cool alternative.

I know someone who's name is Ana, and she said it's the simplest, most boring name ever. It is very simple, but it's still very nice sounding.

I know an amazing girl named Anastasia who goes by Ana. It's a beautiful name, and I like it better then Anna. Ana just seems more elegant.

I really don't like the name Ana, Anna is much prettier and elegant looking in my opinion, while Ana looks like someone can't spell Anna and sounds like someone can't pronounce Anna. It would probably be a good name in a country where Ana is more common than Anna though.

I really like this name. My second daughter's name will be Ana. I imagine Ana as a Hispanic girl with black hair, dark eyes and medium skin. This is such a beautiful name.

One of my cousins named their daughter this and they pronounce it "On-na". My brother named his daughter this fourteen years ago and they pronounce her "Anna". I like pronouncing it "Anna" better, because honestly, who's going to take the time to think, "Hey, maybe it's not "Anna", maybe it's "On-na""? So they say "Anna" so it saves her a lot of explaining.

Ana is beautiful but the name and all its variations (Anna, Anne, Hannah) are all really overused.

And well, lately the name has been asociated with 'anorexia'. You know, pro-Ana websites. The same thing happens with 'Mia' (bulimia).

Personally I prefer Ana (AH-nuh) over Anna. But don't get the impression that I think Anna's a bad name.

I think Anna and Ana are both real nice, and Ana Christine sounds cool.

This spelling is A WHOLE LOT BETTER than Anna! Ana Maria sounds very well!

I think Ana is a little bit prettier than Anna. But both are nice names.

I would disadvise you to name your child Ana. Due to the fact many anorexics refer to themselves as "ana".

I really like this name, it's so awesome. It fits any age. 2 words: simply awesome.

This is a really nice name. My friend is named Ana, and although nobody calls her that (she's Anna to lots of people) I think it's really nice.

This is my name, and despite the fact that nobody can spell or pronounce it, I really love it. So, just so you all know: It's Ah-nuh. Not Anna, not Ona, ANA!