girl's name
Anneka
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,217
Ireland
#377
1988 births
Anneka is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Anneka over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 116 |
| 1980s | 132 |
| 1990s | 172 |
| 2000s | 293 |
| 2010s | 121 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12 |
How popular is Anneka?
In 2025, Anneka was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Anneka 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 Anneka
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anneka also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anneka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anneka
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anneka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anneka
How popular is the name Anneka?
In 2025, Anneka was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Anneka a girl's or a boy's name?
Anneka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Anneka most popular?
Anneka peaked in 2006, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Anneka a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anneka currently ranks #14,488 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.