Anneka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AN-e-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Anneka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace”. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Anneka mean?
Hebrew: Dutch and Scandinavian pet form of Anna
“grace”
A pet form of Anna in the Dutch and Scandinavian style.
Is Anneka a girl's or a boy's name?
Anneka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Anneka in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Anneka in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Anneka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,298 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Anneka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Anneka, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2006, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Anneka in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 534 girls in the US were given Anneka or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #559, up from #13,203 for this spelling alone.
Anneka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5,374 |
| 2006 | 41 | #3,733 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 40 | #3,364 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 21 | #3,212 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
Names like Anneka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Abigail Aisha Francesca Anika Anna Alexandra Alisha Anya Hannah Ava Emily
Other spellings of Anneka
Names related to Anneka
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Anneka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anneka, updated 20 October 2026.