Girl · Hebrew, through Low German
Anke
Say it: AHN-keh
Meaning
Low German and Frisian pet form of Anna (Hebrew 'grace, favour').
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A Low German pet name that became a popular given name across Germany in the 1960s and 1970s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 1969
- At its height in 1969, about 1 in 337,400 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Anka
| Dutch | Anke |
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Famous bearers
- Anke Engelke, German comedian
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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