Anika

“Variant of Annika — Grace; favor” — Hebrew via Latin origin

Girl's name · #955 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Anika's best rank, #479, came in 2004; it has settled back to #955 today. Roughly 17,000 girls have been named Anika since 1961. Together with its spelling variant Annika (#995), Anika would rank around #573 with about 520 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Anika and Annika.

Around the world: about 1 in 390 girls in Slovenia (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 1,300 girls in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Anikas

Anika Noni Rose — American actress
Anika Moa — artist
Anika Kabir Shokh — Bangladeshi actress
Anika Niederwieser — Italian handball player
Anika Smit — South African high jumper

In stories & tradition

Anika — Legends of Anika

What Anikas become

Among 320 notable people named Anika:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Anika Chebrolu, Indian American child scientist.

Similar names: Annika · Giovanna · Aniya · Danica · Kaydence · America

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