Aanika
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning gracious, merciful.
Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Aanika by the numbers
Aanika was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aanika. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Aanika
Names that are said the same way as Aanika, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean grace
Like Aanika, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Aanika
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