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Anca Anca — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AHN-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Romanian
Meaning
"Grace (Romanian short)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Romanian)
The meaning

A name that means "grace (romanian short)".

Anca is the Romanian short form of Ana (Anna) — meaning "grace." Anca Damian (born 1962) is the Romanian filmmaker; Anca Heltne (born 1984) is the Romanian shot putter.

Anca is widely used in Romania.

Grace. The Romanian short.
In its original form

The name in its native script.

Anca
Transliteration
Anca
Pronunciation
/ ˈɑːn.kə /
Root
—
Grammatical form
—
Popularity

Where Anca stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Anca · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —
Namesakes

Ancas before her.

Real people
Anca Damian
Romanian filmmaker.
born 1962
In fiction
Anca
Common in Romanian fiction.
Related

Names connected to Anca.

Variants & spellings
  • Ankah
Similar meaning
Sister suggestions
Sounds alike
  • Ankah
Numerology

The number behind Anca.

6

The Nurturer

Anca reduces to six — the number of Romanian grace.

Parents on Anca

Why families chose this name.

"Romanian Anna short. Four letters. Anca."
Mariana · Mother of one · Bucharest