Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Anika name popularity since 1925
16,804 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anika. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Anika is about 19 years old in 2026. Anika peaked in 2006 as the #485 name for girls, and it ranked #955 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,804
- Named Anika, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #955
- for girls in 2025 (269 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 16,804 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 2.67× its national share
Peak year is the year Anika made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Anika births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Anika both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1976 and 1981, Anika's share of baby girls fell by 38%, from 1 in 9,970 to 1 in 16,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, it became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 12,800 baby girls to 1 in 5,910.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Anika's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Anika.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anika in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 26 | #6,576 |
| 1970s | 1,222 | #849 |
| 1980s | 949 | #1,276 |
| 1990s | 2,083 | #919 |
| 2000s | 5,591 | #496 |
| 2010s | 5,038 | #581 |
| 2020–25 | 1,895 | #955 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
47.7% of babies named Anika from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Anika is most popular
The index compares Anika's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Anika.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 2.67× | 630 |
| Minnesota | 2.32× | 597 |
| California | 1.92× | 2,872 |
| New Jersey | 1.90× | 741 |
| Colorado | 1.73× | 302 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Anika and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Anika (this page) | 16,804 | 2006 |
| Annika | 19,594 | 2003 |
| Anica | 1,102 | 1975 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Anika's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anika.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anika (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data