Baby name
STABLE
🇮🇱 🇷🇴 Anca
/AHN · kah/
Meaning
“Grace or favor”
Romanian diminutive of Anna, from Hebrew 'Channah' meaning 'grace' or 'favor', adapted with distinctly Romanian -ca suffix.
Nicknames
ancuța · ancica
Vibe
classic
How it ages.
Anca became ubiquitous in post-1989 Romania and represents generational naming shift toward diminutives.
The cultural moment.
Anca maintains strong adoption across Romania, particularly popular among younger urban families since 1990.