Anitra
Anitra is an Arabic-sounding female given name, originally invented in the 1860s by the playwright Henrik Ibsen for a minor character in his play Peer Gynt. It later became popular as a female name in Scandinavian countries. Notable people with the name include:Anitra Hamilton Anitra Ford Anitra Rasmussen Anitra Steen Anitra Thorhaug
Meaning & Origin of Anitra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anitra is an Arabic-sounding female given name, originally invented in the 1860s by the playwright Henrik Ibsen for a minor character in his play Peer Gynt. It later became popular as a female name in Scandinavian countries. Notable people with the name include:Anitra Hamilton Anitra Ford Anitra Rasmussen Anitra Steen Anitra Thorhaug
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The Story of Anitra
Anitra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 596 Anitras were born — ranking #355 that year. As of 2026, Anitra ranks #14,580 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Anitras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anitra
Anitra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Anitra's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #355. Use the chart and map above to compare Anitra'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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