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A name. A world of connections.
“farmhand, harvest worker”
[ˈæŋɡɔʶ] · Danish
01 / Meaning & origin
Anker is a masculine given name documented in Danish and Norwegian Bokmål. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. English Wiktionary gives the meaning “farmhand, harvest worker”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “farmhand, harvest worker”
Uncertain; appears as Ankarl in 14th century documents; possibly originally a nickname for a seasonal farm worker.
不详，在14世纪以Ankarl的形式出现于文献内，可能原为季节农民的一个外号。
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United States, 2024: 5 boys (rank 12349).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1985–2025 Spelling: Anker
Recorded category boys
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Source: Statistics Denmark · Denmark — grouped top baby names, 1985–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 167 | 47 | grouped |
| 2019 | 210 | 33 | grouped |
| 2020 | 239 | 30 | grouped |
| 2021 | 241 | 33 | grouped |
| 2022 | 234 | 29 | grouped |
| 2023 | 245 | 27 | grouped |
| 2024 | 247 | 26 | grouped |
| 2025 | 249 | 29 | grouped |
Statistics count the spelling “Anker” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Statistics Denmark attribution terms (commercial and non-commercial reuse permitted)
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Denmark — grouped top baby names, 1985–2025
Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) · Statistics Denmark attribution terms (commercial and non-commercial reuse permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
