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
American parents first put Anke on the record books as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 5 Ankes were born — ranking #7,472 that year. Anke last appeared in the published SSA data in 1969, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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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 .
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.