Anina
Anina is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Anina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anina is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Anina
American parents first put Anina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1957, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 27 Aninas were born — ranking #4,921 that year. About 25% of every Anina on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Anina ranks #6,499 for baby girls with 17 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 668 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Anina
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About the name Anina
Anina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 668 births in the dataset. Anina's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #4,773. Use the chart and map above to compare Anina'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.