Girls' name · since 1943
Anda
194 babies named Anda in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Anda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 194 recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anda has been recorded 194 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2016.
- #20,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 194 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anda ranks #20,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #20,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 194
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Anda's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Anda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anda's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2016
- Peak year (1955)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Anda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (76 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Anda's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Anda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 76 births (39% of all-time use).
Anda by state
Where Anda concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 194 births nationwide.
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What to do with Anda's data
- Anda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Andas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.