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Girl name

Anitra

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Anitra has been given to about 4,379 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,137
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anitra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1976 · 596
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,379

How popular is Anitra?

Its best year was 1976, when 596 babies were given the name, ranking 355th. The typical living American called Anitra is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Anitra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anita0.81
  2. Amira0.75
  3. Akira0.75
  4. Andra0.70
  5. Aniya0.69
  6. Anika0.69
  7. Anissa0.69
  8. Anisa0.69

Middle names for Anitra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anitra Rose0.89
  2. Anitra Louise0.89
  3. Anitra June0.88
  4. Anitra Pearl0.88
  5. Anitra Quinn0.88
  6. Anitra Nell0.88

Sibling names for Anitra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.74
  2. Damonbrother · 0.72
  3. Jolenesister · 0.67
  4. Georginasister · 0.66
  5. Jamieeither · 0.66
  6. Meredithsister · 0.66

Where Anitra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Anitra White0.84
    2. Anitra Reyes0.84
    3. Anitra Nguyen0.84
    4. Anitra Moore0.84
    5. Anitra Lee0.84
    6. Anitra Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Anitra

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.