Anke
Anke is a female given name. It may refer to the following:Anke Baier-Loef, German speed skater Anke Behmer, née Vater, former East German athlete Anke Borchmann, German rower Anke Brockmann, German field hockey player Anke Dannowski, German mountain bike orienteering competitor Anke Domscheit-Berg, German politician who was a member of the Bundestag Anke Ehrhardt, researcher into sexual and…
Meaning & Origin of Anke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anke is a female given name. It may refer to the following:Anke Baier-Loef, German speed skater Anke Behmer, née Vater, former East German athlete Anke Borchmann, German rower Anke Brockmann, German field hockey player Anke Dannowski, German mountain bike orienteering competitor Anke Domscheit-Berg, German politician who was a member of the Bundestag Anke Ehrhardt, researcher into sexual and…
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The Story of Anke
Anke first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 5 Ankes were born — ranking #7,472 that year. As of 2026, Anke ranks #7,472 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Ankes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Anke
Phonetically similar names — useful when Anke is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ank
- Anc
- Anq
- Ancw
- Ankh
- Amk
- Ink
- Inc
- Unk
- Onk
- Onc
- Unc
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Anke
Anke is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Anke's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #7,472. Use the chart and map above to compare Anke'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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