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Anika

Girl

Meaning of Anika: Sanskrit: 'grace'

Anika is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 930th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 869th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#930

269 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#869

42 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,804

First recorded 1961 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 103 babies1982: 89 babies1983: 105 babies1984: 78 babies1985: 105 babies1986: 101 babies1987: 99 babies1988: 84 babies1989: 90 babies1990: 106 babies19901991: 149 babies1992: 199 babies1993: 141 babies1994: 152 babies1995: 205 babies1996: 251 babies1997: 278 babies1998: 299 babies1999: 303 babies2000: 402 babies20002001: 455 babies2002: 538 babies2003: 612 babies2004: 615 babies2005: 613 babies2006: 642 babies2007: 614 babies2008: 535 babies2009: 565 babies2010: 541 babies20102011: 510 babies2012: 501 babies2013: 522 babies2014: 593 babies2015: 523 babies2016: 520 babies2017: 503 babies2018: 405 babies2019: 420 babies2020: 361 babies20202021: 325 babies2022: 339 babies2023: 287 babies2024: 314 babies2025: 269 babies
US babies named Anika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 642.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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