girl's name

Anca

  • Origin Romanian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 26

Ireland

#536

2000 births

Anca is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Anca is a name of Romanian origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2015, when 4 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2011.

Anca over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Anca by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2010s 10
2020s (to 2023) 3

How popular is Anca?

In 2023, Anca was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Anca is used

Ireland #536 3 in 2000
France #3,581 5 in 2023
England & Wales #5,958 3 in 2023

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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Anca

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

Parents who like Anca also like

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

Sibling names for Anca

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

Common questions about Anca

How popular is the name Anca?

In 2023, Anca was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Anca is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Anca most popular?

Anca peaked in 2015, when 4 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.