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Anika

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Grace
Dutch
Dutch form of Anne

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anika

Pronunciation

a-ni-ka

Famous People

Professional golfer Annika Sorenstam

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Sidney Poitier

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #484, 641 births); most recent 2025 (rank #955, 269 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025269
2024311
2023285
2022339
2021325
2020361
2019420
2018405
2017502
2016520

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #413, 106 births); most recent 2025 (rank #872, 40 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202540
202442
202351
202249
202163
202041
201957
201860
2017106
201693

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1789, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1859, 16 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202316
202212
202111
202018
201913
201811
201713
201611
201513
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #528, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20256
2024–
20234
20223
2021–
20205
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #501, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
20176
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #98, 32 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20237
202211
202111
20209
20198
201811
201714
201614
201515
201419

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence