Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Anetha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anetha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 0 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1977. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 146 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anetha’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Anetha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Anita
“a woman graced with God's favor”
>99% girls
Althea
“possessing the power to heal; wholesome”
>99% girls
Adelita
“of the nobility; serene; of good humor”
>99% girls
Alesia
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Tamera
“date palm”
>99% girls
Marsha
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% girls
Wanda
“a wanderer”
>99% girls
Marita
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls