Aniken
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AN-ah-kin
- Origin
- Modern
Aniken is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aniken mean?
Modern: spelling of Anakin, the Star Wars character
A respelling of Anakin, the given name of Darth Vader in George Lucas's Star Wars films.
Is Aniken a girl's or a boy's name?
Aniken is a boys' name.
How popular is Aniken in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Aniken in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aniken in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Nicknames for Aniken
- Ani 15 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Aniken
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Avyaan Anakin Krishiv Armani Arjun Vivaan Vihaan Kash Atharv Aviraj Ayaan
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Aniken: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aniken, updated 20 October 2026.