girl's name

Anaka

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 285

Anaka is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2006, when 26 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1982.

Anaka over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

158
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Anaka by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 7
1990s 47
2000s 158
2010s 63

How popular is Anaka?

In 2019, Anaka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Anaka is used

Canada #3,532 5 in 2007
France #7,452 5 in 2016
United States #17,534 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Anaka

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Anaka also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anaka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Anaka

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anaka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Anaka

How popular is the name Anaka?

In 2019, Anaka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Anaka a girl's or a boy's name?

Anaka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Anaka most popular?

Anaka peaked in 2006, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.