girl's name
Anika
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 22,080
the United States
#958
2025 births
Anika is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #958. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Anika is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2006, when 642 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
Anika over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 26 |
| 1970s | 1,222 |
| 1980s | 949 |
| 1990s | 2,083 |
| 2000s | 5,591 |
| 2010s | 5,038 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,895 |
How popular is Anika?
In 2025, Anika was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #958 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Anika is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anika
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anika also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anika over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Anika in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Anika
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anika — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anika
How popular is the name Anika?
In 2025, Anika was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #958 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Anika a girl's or a boy's name?
Anika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Anika most popular?
Anika peaked in 2006, when 642 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Anika a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anika currently ranks #416 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.