Girls' name · since 1961

Anga

15 babies named Anga in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#49,440 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1961
1960s
peak decade

Anga sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1961.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anga has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1969.

  • #49,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1961
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anga ranks #49,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.

#49,440 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1961
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Anga's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Anga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Anga splits its recorded history at 1969: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Anga popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1969

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1969)
8
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
6.577.588.5 19611969 8

Anga by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).

1960s was Anga's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Anga births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anga?
15 babies have been named Anga since 1961. All-time, it sits at #49,440 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1969 with 8 births.
Where does Anga sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anga ranks #49,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Anga most popular?
Anga was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Anga been used?
The SSA has tracked Anga since 1961 -- 9 years through the most recent 1969 data.
What names are similar to Anga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Angela, Angelina, Angel, Angelica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1961–1969 (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 Anga 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.