How Many People Are Named Annika?
An estimated 18,984 people in the United States have the first name Annika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Annika peaked in popularity in 2003 with 1,089 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Annika 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 Annika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
18,984
About 1 in 18,055 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
1,089 births
Total Registered
19,337
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Annika
Annika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,337 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Annika as a female name
Ranked #962 in 2024
271 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (1,089 births)
Annika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Annika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,786 babies were registered. Annika has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Annika by Decade
How has Annika 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.
Annika by State
Birth registrations for Annika span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Washington. The lowest are in Vermont, Louisiana, Delaware. On average, about 353 Annikas were registered per state.
Annika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Annika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Annika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Annika?
We estimate approximately 18,984 people named Annika 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 18,055 Americans share this first name.
Is Annika a common name?
Annika is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,337 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Annika most popular?
Annika reached peak popularity in 2003, when 1,089 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Annika is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Annika a female name?
Annika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Annika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Annika Smith, Annika Johnson, Annika 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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