Anikka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AN-i-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
Anikka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “favour, grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anikka 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 Anikka a girl's or a boy's name?
Anikka is a girls' name.
How popular is Anikka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Anikka in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anikka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Anikka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aviva Anya Ahuva Armani Avani Anja Anaya Akshara Ahava Anvika Aisha Advika
Names related to Anikka
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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, “Anikka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anikka, updated 20 October 2026.