Given name & surname · also Latin
Ansa
“one who is constant”·“a virtuous woman”
Ansa is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is constant” and “a virtuous woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original FinnishAnna
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is constant” and “a virtuous woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and Finnish naming traditions.
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Ansa is a diminutive of Anna. In Finnish usage, Ansa is a diminutive of ANNA-LIISA.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ansa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 0 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 7 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 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 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.
Ansa’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Ansa is a diminutive of Anna. Ansa has a related form in Anse. In Finnish usage, Ansa is a diminutive of ANNA-LIISA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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