Given name
Ansonia
“child of the divine”·“the son of Ann or Agnes”
Ansonia is a feminine form of Anson. One English interpretation is “the son of Ann or Agnes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Ansonia carries the interpretation “child of the divine.” Ansonia is a feminine form of Anson. One English interpretation is “the son of Ann or Agnes.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
Ansonia is used as a feminine counterpart of Anson.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ansonia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 0 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 9 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 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1982.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ansonia’s family of names
Ansonia is a feminine form of Anson. Ansonia has a related form in Aansosea. Ansonia has a related form in Anson.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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