Anika
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning sweet-faced or graceful.
Babies a year
499
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#955
down from #863
UK popularity
#872
40 babies
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 |
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.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Anika was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex.
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