Anda
Anda is a Latvian feminine given name. The associated name day is 20 November.
Meaning & Origin of Anda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anda is a Latvian feminine given name. The associated name day is 20 November.
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The Story of Anda
Anda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1943, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 12 Andas were born — ranking #3,377 that year. As of 2026, Anda ranks #11,780 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 194 Andas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anda
Anda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Anda's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #3,377. Use the chart and map above to compare Anda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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