Anamaria
A feminine name meaning "grace" or "favor" in Latinized Greek origin.
Name Census estimates that about 3,041 living Americans carry the first name Anamaria. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anamaria today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anamaria births was 2001 (89 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anamaria. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Anamaria with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.0K
~ 1 in 112,711 Americans
Peak year
2001
89 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,443
Tracked since 1930
Census
Anamaria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 9,974 people with the first name Anamaria, which placed it at #2,474 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,474
National first-name rank
People counted
10.0K
9,974 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
80.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anamaria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anamaria is Hispanic at 80.8%. The next largest groups are White (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anamaria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Anamaria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino80.8% · 8,059
- White15.1% · 1,508
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 286
- Black or African American0.8% · 75
- Two or more races0.3% · 32
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 14
Popularity
Anamaria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anamaria from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 776 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anamaria by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Anamaria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anamarias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Anamaria, while Washington, Michigan, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 143 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anamaria
The name Anamaria is a feminine given name of Spanish origin, derived from the combination of the names Ana and Maria. It is a compound name that gained popularity in Spanish-speaking regions, particularly in Spain and Latin America.
The name Ana is a Spanish form of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means "grace" or "favor." Meanwhile, Maria is a Latin form of the Hebrew name Miriam, meaning "beloved" or "wished for child." The combination of these two names, Anamaria, can be interpreted as "grace and beloved" or "favored and wished for child."
In the medieval period, the name Anamaria was occasionally used in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions, although it was not as widespread as its individual components, Ana and Maria. Historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries show instances of women bearing this name, particularly among the nobility and upper classes.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Anamaria was Anamaria de Mendoza (1540-1610), a Spanish noblewoman and courtier during the reign of King Philip II of Spain. She served as a lady-in-waiting to the Queen and was known for her intelligence and influence within the royal court.
Another notable figure was Anamaria de Salazar (1580-1646), a Spanish mystic and writer who composed spiritual works and was known for her piety and devotion to the Catholic faith. Her writings were widely read and influential in her time.
In the 18th century, Anamaria Bracho (1715-1798) was a Venezuelan landowner and philanthropist who donated a significant portion of her fortune to establishing educational institutions and supporting charitable causes in her home country.
Moving into the 19th century, Anamaria Cerda (1830-1895) was a Chilean educator and women's rights advocate. She founded several schools for girls and campaigned for improved access to education and greater opportunities for women in Chilean society.
In more recent times, Anamaria Marinca (born 1978) is a Romanian actress known for her roles in films such as "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" and "Beyond the Hills." She has received numerous accolades for her performances, including the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
While Anamaria is not as common as its individual components, it has maintained a presence in Spanish-speaking cultures and continues to be used as a given name, carrying the combined meanings of grace, favor, and beloved status.
People
Anamaria + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anamaria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anamaria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anamaria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,041 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anamaria going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 112,711 US residents.
Is Anamaria a common name?
We classify Anamaria as "Rare". It ranks above 95.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,198 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anamaria most popular?
The single biggest year for Anamaria was 2001, when 89 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anamaria is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anamaria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 9,974 people with the name Anamaria, or 3.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,474 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Anamaria in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Anamaria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anamaria appears almost entirely female. Of the 9,971 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Anamaria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anamaria is Hispanic at 80.8%. The next largest groups are White (15.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Anamaria most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Anamaria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.8% (8,059 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Anamaria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anamaria a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anamaria in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Anamaria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anamaria in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Anamaria can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Anamaria?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.