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Anika

Anika is currently the #955 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 269 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #753 to #955. Looking at the full record since 1961, Anika hit its all-time high of #479 in 2004, when 615 girls were given the name. State by state, Washington leads the way at #390.

Rankings

2025 rank
#955
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#479
in 2004 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
269
girls named Anika

Anika popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.018%0.027%0.036%18801900192019401960198020002020#479 in 2004
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2004

Where Anika is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025NH—Washington: #390 (18 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WA#390Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #859 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#859Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025RI—Oregon: #483 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#483Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025IN—Ohio: #801 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #615 (16 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#615New Jersey: #618 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#618Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025CT—California: #644 (48 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#644Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025TN—North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Anika in 2025HI—Texas: #949 (30 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#949Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Washington (#390), Oregon (#483), Pennsylvania (#615)

Uniqueness score

50/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Anika in the most recent year of SSA data.

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