Annika

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

Girl's name · #995 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Annika's best rank, #285, came in 2003; it has settled back to #995 today. Roughly 20,000 girls have been named Annika since 1961. Together with its spelling variant Anika (#955), Annika would rank around #573 with about 520 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Anika and Annika.

Around the world: #68 in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Annikas

Annika Sörenstam — Swedish American golfer
Annika Beck — German tennis player
Annika Saarikko — Finnish politician
Annika Langvad — Danish cyclist, born 1984
Annika Thor — author from Sweden

In stories & tradition

Annika (Seven of Nine) — Old Wounds · Enemy of My Enemy
Annika Bengtzon — The Bomber · Deadline
Annika Settergren — Pippi Longstocking · Pippi Goes on Board

What Annikas become

Among 1,170 notable people named Annika:

Medical professionals appear 3.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Annika Linde, Swedish physician, virologist.

Similar names: Anika · Paulina · Aniya · Danica · Kaydence · America

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