Anikah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AN-i-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
Anikah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “favour, grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anikah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Annika; Swedish pet form of Anna
“favour, grace”
A Swedish pet form of Anna, familiar as Pippi Longstocking's friend Annika in Astrid Lindgren's books.
Meaning borrowed from Annika. More on Wiktionary.
Is Anikah a girl's or a boy's name?
Anikah is a girls' name.
How popular is Anikah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Anikah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anikah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
Names like Anikah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avani, Armani, Anya, Aviva, Anvi, Saanvi, Anvika, Avaya, Anaya, Navi, Akshara, Prisha
Names related to Anikah
Anika, Annika, Aniko, Anica, Aanika, Aunika, Ahnika, Annikah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anikah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anikah, updated 20 October 2026.