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Anika

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

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

Anika has appeared in US records since 1961 — best rank #479 (2004) · 16,804 babies named Anika all-time · 1 in 5,900 girls born in 2025.

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.

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