How Many People Are Named Anika?
An estimated 16,157 people in the United States have the first name Anika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Anika peaked in popularity in 2006 with 642 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Anika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,157
About 1 in 21,214 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2006
642 births
Total Registered
16,529
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anika
Anika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,529 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anika as a female name
Ranked #863 in 2024
311 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (642 births)
Anika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,591 babies were registered. Anika has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anika by Decade
How has Anika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Anika by State
Birth registrations for Anika span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Montana, Nebraska. On average, about 328 Anikas were registered per state.
Anika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anika?
We estimate approximately 16,157 people named Anika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 21,214 Americans share this first name.
Is Anika a common name?
Anika is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,529 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anika most popular?
Anika reached peak popularity in 2006, when 642 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anika is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anika a female name?
Anika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anika Smith, Anika Johnson, Anika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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