Antje
Antje is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.
- Frisian
- Dutch
- Low German
Meaning & Origin of Antje
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Antje is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Frisian
- Dutch
- Low German
The Story of Antje
The earliest SSA record of Antje as a baby girl name dates back to 1968, when 8 babies received it. 1968 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Antje — #5,146 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Antjes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1982 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 18 Antjes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Antje
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Antje. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Antje
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- Antje "Nina" Baanders-Kessler (1915–2002), Dutch sculptor and medalist
- Antje Blumenthal (born 1947), German politician, member of the Christian Democratic Union
- Antje Boetius (born 1967), German marine biologist
- Antje Buschschulte (born 1978), German swimmer
- Antje Duvekot (born 1976), singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts
- Antje Danielson (born 1957), German-born American geochemist, co-founder of Zipcar
- Antje Frank (born 1968), German rower
- Antje Garden [ de ] (1951–1993), German television presenter
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Names that sound like Antje
Phonetically similar names — useful when Antje is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Antje
Antje is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Antje's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #5,146. Use the chart and map above to compare Antje'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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