Anika
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning sweet-faced or graceful.
How Anika has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #581 |
| 2016 | #588 |
| 2017 | #600 |
| 2018 | #712 |
| 2019 | #690 |
| 2020 | #751 |
| 2021 | #847 |
| 2022 | #821 |
| 2023 | #928 |
| 2024 | #863 |
| 2025 | #955 |
Anika by the numbers
In 2025, 40 babies in England and Wales were named Anika. In the US, 499 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 641 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 3,300 American girls born that year was called Anika.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Anika. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Anika
Names that are said the same way as Anika, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean beauty
Like Anika, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean grace
Like Anika, 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 Anika
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