Anika

How popular is Anika in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#884among girls

Babies in 2025

43about 1 in 6,500 girls

Five-year trend

Steadydown 17% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were named Anika, making it the 884th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 845th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 112 girls.

Half of all the girls named Anika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 56 girls in the UK were given Anika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #667, up from #884 for this spelling alone.

• Anika 43
• Annika 13

Among girls in 2025, it was 872nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

How popular is Anika in the US?

Rank in 2025

#955among girls

Babies in 2025

269about 1 in 6,000 girls

Five-year trend

Fallingdown 27% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 269 girls in the US were named Anika, making it the 955th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 753rd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 642 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.

2025 had fewer girls named Anika than any year since 1996.

Half of all the girls named Anika in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 534 girls in the US were given Anika or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #559, up from #955 for this spelling alone.

• Anika 269
• Annika 254
• Anneka 6
• Aneeka 5