Anika

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A few things about Anika you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Anika

Anika Noni Rose

American actress

Choose Anika and your child shares a first name with Anika Noni Rose, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Anika, like who?” Anika Noni Rose's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: John Manard for Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,974 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Anika, 269 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Anika would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAnika first shows up in US birth records in 1961, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 64 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2004, when it reached #479.
• 🍂TrendAnika has slipped 202 places over the last five years and now sits at #955. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAnika is most popular in Washington, where it ranks #390, followed by Oregon (#483) and Pennsylvania (#615). It's in the top 1,000 in 13 states.

About the name Anika

Anika is a girl name. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ika”. US birth records list Anika for girls from 1961 to 2025, in 60 of those 65 years. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked #479 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #955, with 269 babies.