How Many People Are Named Anneka?
An estimated 810 people in the United States have the first name Anneka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Anneka peaked in popularity in 2006 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Anneka 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 Anneka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
810
About 1 in 423,154 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2006
41 births
Total Registered
840
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Anneka
Anneka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 840 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Anneka as a female name
Ranked #13,621 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 2006 (41 births)
Anneka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Anneka span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 293 babies were registered. Anneka has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Anneka by Decade
How has Anneka 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.
Anneka by State
Anneka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Anneka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Anneka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anneka?
We estimate approximately 810 people named Anneka 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 423,154 Americans share this first name.
Is Anneka a common name?
Anneka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 840 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Anneka most popular?
Anneka reached peak popularity in 2006, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Anneka is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Anneka a female name?
Anneka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Anneka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Anneka Smith, Anneka Johnson, Anneka 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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