Head to head · Girls' names
Amora vs Ana
#247 vs #245 in 2025
Ana is a whisker ahead (#245 vs #247 in 2025), but the curves point different ways: Ana is holding its place on the charts, Amora is climbing the charts fast. On momentum, Amora has the edge.
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Which one would you pick?
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Ana leads 5 measures of 6; Amora leads 1.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1880s: Amora —, Ana #756 — Ana higher
- 1890s: Amora —, Ana #971 — Ana higher
- 1900s: Amora —, Ana #996 — Ana higher
- 1910s: Amora —, Ana #1052 — Ana higher
- 1920s: Amora —, Ana #874 — Ana higher
- 1930s: Amora —, Ana #794 — Ana higher
- 1940s: Amora —, Ana #704 — Ana higher
- 1950s: Amora —, Ana #459 — Ana higher
- 1960s: Amora —, Ana #331 — Ana higher
- 1970s: Amora —, Ana #234 — Ana higher
- 1980s: Amora #10422, Ana #180 — Ana higher
- 1990s: Amora #10806, Ana #137 — Ana higher
- 2000s: Amora #5304, Ana #147 — Ana higher
- 2010s: Amora #1064, Ana #219 — Ana higher
- 2020s: Amora #338, Ana #226 — Ana higher
Ana stood higher in every recorded decade — 15 of 15.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Amora | Ana |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | — | #756 |
| 1890s | — | #971 |
| 1900s | — | #996 |
| 1910s | — | #1052 |
| 1920s | — | #874 |
| 1930s | — | #794 |
| 1940s | — | #704 |
| 1950s | — | #459 |
| 1960s | — | #331 |
| 1970s | — | #234 |
| 1980s | #10422 | #180 |
| 1990s | #10806 | #137 |
| 2000s | #5304 | #147 |
| 2010s | #1064 | #219 |
| 2020s | #338 | #226 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Amora
From Latin/Spanish amor, "love" — though the identical Portuguese word amora means "blackberry, mulberry"
Two honest readings sit behind the same spelling. Read as a feminine formation on amor, it means love, and that is how it is most often understood in the US. But amora is also a plain noun in Portuguese and Spanish for the blackberry or mulberry, so a Portuguese speaker may hear the fruit before the feeling. Neither reading cancels the other.
amor (Latin) → amor / amora (Spanish and Portuguese) → Amora
How it traveled
The root is beyond dispute: Latin amor traveled into Spanish, Portuguese and Italian largely intact, and gave European naming a long line of love-words used as names. Amora itself, as a girl's name in the United States, has no deep paper trail — it appears in the records only in recent decades, with no single coiner or bearer to point to.
Ana
Grace
From Hebrew Hannah, 'grace, favor', through Greek and Latin Anna.
Hannah → Anna → Ana
How it traveled
Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, lost an eye as a girl and wore a patch; she became one of the most powerful figures at the court of Philip II of Spain until, in 1579, he had her arrested over a political intrigue, and she spent the rest of her life confined in her palace at Pastrana. In Angola, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba negotiated with the Portuguese, was baptized as Ana de Sousa, and then fought them for decades to keep her kingdoms free.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Amora
uh-MOR-uh
Spanish and Portuguese speakers say ah-MOR-ah, with a fuller first vowel. Both versions are heard in the US and neither needs correcting.
- Mora — The most natural clipping; also a standalone surname and word in Spanish.
- Ama — Informal family short form, taken from the front of the name.
- Ria — Informal; also used as a short form of Maria and Victoria, so it travels beyond this name.
- Amy — An English-speaking substitute rather than a true clipping; a long-established given name in its own right.
Ana
AH-nuh
Two syllables with the stress on the first; some English speakers say AN-uh.
- Anita — The Spanish pet form.
- Annie — The English pet form.
Who has carried each name
Amora
No documented entry for Amora yet.
Ana
Ana de Armas (b. 1988) — Knives Out and Blonde star
Ana Ivanovic (b. 1987) — French Open champion
Source: Wikidata — the one source on this page that is not an official agency.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Amora if you want…
- a name on the way upup 116 places on the charts in five years
- a name with more sound in itAmora runs 3 syllables, Ana 2
- plenty of nickname options4 recorded short forms — Mora, Ama and Ria
- a newer arrivalAmora entered the US charts in 1984
Choose Ana if you want…
- a name holding steadyAna is holding its place on the charts
- a name with fewer syllablesAna is 2 syllables to Amora's 3
- a long American recordAna was already in use when US records began in 1880
- a name that ages quietlyan estimated 25% chance of feeling dated by 2040, against 53% for Amora
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Amora
Strengths
- Spells itself: a listener who hears it once can usually write it, in English or Spanish, without asking.
- Built on amor, a word recognized across Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin — the root carries wherever the family travels.
- Sits inside a familiar sound-family with Aurora, Amara and Amelia, so it registers as a known name rather than an unplaceable one.
To consider
- It is rising quickly. A child named Amora now may well share the name with a classmate or two by high school, even though that is unlikely in her first years of school.
- Aurora, Amara and Amaya crowd the same space in the ear. Expect a fair number of gentle corrections over a lifetime.
- A name that plainly says "love" invites comment — sweet remarks from strangers, and occasionally teasing from other children. Some families like that openness; others find it a lot to carry on a form.
Ana
Strengths
- Short, simple and used across many languages.
- A settled, lovely meaning.
- A long American history.
To consider
- People will write Anna.
- The pronunciation varies between AH-nuh and AN-uh.
- It is common enough that an Ana may share her name at school.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Amora
53%chance Amora feels dated by 2040
Amora is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
Ana
25%chance Ana feels dated by 2040
Ana peaked long ago yet still holds steady — names that survive their own wave usually settle into quiet, durable classics.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
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Where Amora and Ana each sit in the library — alternatives in the same style, ranked by the same records.
Amora or Ana — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Amora or Ana?
- Ana, in 2025: Ana ranked #245 with 1,276 babies; Amora ranked #247 with 1,259 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Amora or Ana?
- Amora. Over the last five years Amora moved up 116 places; Ana moved down 1 place.
- Which is the older name, Amora or Ana?
- Amora entered the US charts in 1984; Ana was already in use when US records began in 1880. On the American record, Ana is the older name.
- How many people are named Amora and Ana?
- About 9,400 people named Amora are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 106,000 people named Ana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Amoras or Anas in the classroom?
- Amora will almost certainly be the only one in school. Ana will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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