Girls' name · since 1975

Anka

14 babies named Anka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#50,402 of 72,339
all-time among girls
14
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade

Anka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 14 have been recorded since 1975.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anka has been recorded 14 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2019.

  • #50,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 14 born since 1975
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anka ranks #50,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.

#50,402 of 72,339
all-time among girls
14
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Anka's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% 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.

Anka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Anka splits its recorded history at 2019: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (7 births).

Anka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
7 19752019 7

Anka by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 50% of the file).

1970s was Anka's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Anka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anka? ▼
14 babies have been named Anka since 1975. All-time, it sits at #50,402 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
Where does Anka sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anka ranks #50,402 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 Anka most popular? ▼
Anka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Anka been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Anka since 1975 -- 45 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Anka? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ankita, Ankitha, Anke. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Anka's data

  • Anka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Anka

Nearby Names Like Anka

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Anka

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Ankitha Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anka: 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, 1975–2019 (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 Anka 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.