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Anca

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Anca: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2011–2023

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2011 to 2023, ranging from #4736 to #5785.2011201520182023#4736#5785
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2011#5785
2015#4736
2018#5666
2023#5687

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 4 of the 13 years from 2011 to 2023.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 20002023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2011

    First recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales in 2011 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2000 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #536 in Republic of Ireland in 2000.

Anca's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Anca is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Anca, between 2000 and 2023, in 5 of those 24 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland20001#536 in 2000
England and Wales2011–20234#4736 in 2015

Its high point came 15 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2000) than in England and Wales (2015).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 2000; it appears again in 2011.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2000 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #536 in Republic of Ireland in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.