Anitra is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Anitra means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Anitra across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Anitra has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Anitra is a girl name of Literary origin meaning “invented name”. Coined by Henrik Ibsen for a character in the play Peer Gynt.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,379 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Anitra per year, United States (1923 to 2013). United States peaked in 1976 (596/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (3/yr).
Anitra has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1976, when it ranked #659 nationally (given to 596 babies that year).
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