The baby name Anka is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN-kah (/ˈæŋkə/) — English,AHN-kah (/ˈaŋka/) — Polish/Czech/Slavic,AHN-ka (/ˈanka/) — Turkish/Persian (Anqa).
The baby name Anka is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN-kah (/ˈæŋkə/) — English,AHN-kah (/ˈaŋka/) — Polish/Czech/Slavic,AHN-ka (/ˈanka/) — Turkish/Persian (Anqa).
Anka is Hebrew, Persian, Slavic, Turkish in Origin.
Anka is a Slavic diminutive of Anna/Ana, ultimately from Hebrew Channah meaning "grace, favor." Used as an affectionate given name in Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, and Russian contexts, it often began as a pet form but appears independently on civil records from the 19th century onward. The sound is crisp and familiar, resonating in folk songs and everyday speech, while retaining the classic, devotional meaning of Anna.
Variant and related forms include Anna, Ana, Hanna/Hannah, Anne, Ania (Polish), Anya/Anja (Russian/Scandinavian/German), Hanka (Polish/Czech), Anke (German), and Annika (Scandinavian). In Romanian, the cognate diminutive is Anca; in Bulgarian, diminutives like Anka and Ani coexist. Spelling is stable as Anka across Slavic languages. While "Anka" can appear as a surname in other cultures, as a given name it remains a warm, graceful Slavic take on timeless Anna.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| GE | 0 | #42 | 3 | 997 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #76 | 5 | 1,612 | |
| RS | 0 | #81 | 4 | 923 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #92 | 1 | 865 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #92 | 46 | 1,651 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #93 | 12 | 1,564 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #100 | 397 | 3,687 |
| HU | 0 | #114 | 2 | 1,675 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #115 | 961 | 5,096 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #128 | 47 | 2,769 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #148 | 77 | 3,559 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| PL | 0 | #154 | 70 | 2,600 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| HR | 0 | #176 | 6 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #191 | 4 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #220 | 6 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #242 | 8 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #257 | 3 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #311 | 10 | 5,862 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #314 | 28 | 5,378 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #363 | 58 | 1,885 |
| NL | 0 | #376 | 16 | 2,481 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #385 | 117 | 11,913 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #401 | 5 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| Germany | 0 | #406 | 32 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 5 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #497 | 34 | 8,334 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #511 | 382 | 4,949 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #512 | 16 | 12,905 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #512 | 12 | 10,981 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #591 | 25 | 16,104 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #597 | 21 | 11,648 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #696 | 19 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #777 | 179 | 5,933 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #865 | 119 | 5,561 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #906 | 7 | 8,965 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 7 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #927 | 25 | 16,906 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,021 | 446 | 9,415 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| TR | 0 | #1,050 | 162 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,114 | 28 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,164 | 13 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Anka is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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