Girls' name · peaked in 2003
Annika name popularity since 1925
19,594 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Annika. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Annika is about 20 years old in 2026. Annika peaked in 2003 as the #285 name for girls, and it ranked #995 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,594
- Named Annika, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #995
- for girls in 2025 (254 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 19,594 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 4.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Annika 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.
Annika births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Annika both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Annika became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 16,600 baby girls to 1 in 3,470.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 36%, from 1 in 1,930 to 1 in 3,030.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Annika's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Annika.
Decade by decade
Babies named Annika 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 | 74 | #5,835 |
| 1970s | 388 | #1,878 |
| 1980s | 790 | #1,524 |
| 1990s | 2,724 | #971 |
| 2000s | 8,786 | #327 |
| 2010s | 5,048 | #566 |
| 2020–25 | 1,784 | #995 |
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
62.2% of babies named Annika from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Annika is most popular
The index compares Annika'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 Annika.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 4.85× | 1,535 |
| Washington | 3.29× | 954 |
| Oregon | 3.19× | 519 |
| Utah | 2.93× | 433 |
| Colorado | 2.87× | 614 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Annika 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Annika (this page) | 19,594 | 2003 |
| Anika | 16,804 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Annika's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Annika.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Annika (2003).
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