Total births
89
Girls' name · since 2000
Anta
89 babies named Anta in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14297
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Anta is the #14297 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 89 recorded since 2000.
Anta has 89 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14297 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #14297 among girls today
- 89 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
- 19% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Anta is currently the #14297 girls' name in America, more common than 19% of girls - 89 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14297
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Anta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14297
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 19% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Anta was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Anta in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Anta compares
89 22th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anta's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anta | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 89 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Anta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anta splits its recorded history at 2016: 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 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anta at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#14,297
Active since
2000
Anta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Anta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Anta's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Anta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (39% of all-time use).
Anta by state
Where Anta concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 5.6% |
New York share of Anta's total US births 5.6%
5 of 89 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Anta? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 89 babies named Anta. Today it holds rank #14297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 12 births.
When was Anta most popular? ▼
Anta was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Anta most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Anta are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Anta been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Anta since 2000 -- 26 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Anta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Antoinette, Antonia, Antonella, Antionette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Anta's data
- New York records the most Antas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Anta
Nearby Names Like Anta
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Anta
Antoinette Girl
#2889 78,721 births
Antonia Girl
#1056 34,222 births
Antonella Girl
#234 10,571 births
Antionette Girl
#15343 9,141 births
Antonette Girl
7,803 births
Compare Anta side by side: Anta vs Antoinette Anta vs Antonia Anta vs Antonella
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Anta: #14297 Girls' Name - 89 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/anta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Anta 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 June 2026.