Ane
Ane is a name with multiple cultural origins: Basque, Danish, Norwegian, Frisian.
- Basque
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Frisian
Meaning & Origin of Ane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ane is a name with multiple cultural origins: Basque, Danish, Norwegian, Frisian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Basque
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Frisian
The Story of Ane
The earliest SSA record of Ane as a baby girl name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1960 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Ane — #3,921 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Anes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 290 Anes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Ane
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ane. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Ane
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About the name Ane
Ane is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 290 births in the dataset. Ane's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #3,921. Use the chart and map above to compare Ane'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.