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Anitra

girl name
Origin
Norwegian (literary invention)
Syllables
3
Peak era
1970s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

coined by Henrik Ibsen for an Arabian character in Peer Gynt (1867); no real Arabic source is known, though it may echo Anna, grace

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Anitra peaked in the 1970s.

When you meet Anitra

Most people given the name Anitra in the United States were born between 1970 and 1989. The Anitra you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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