Anica

A-nih-kuh /ˈænɪkə/
girl 3 syllables cooling

Anica is a rare variant of Annika that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.

Anica is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,133 for girl births in the United States (and #25,075 across all names), given to 5 babies. Anica was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2001 (39 births).

About the name Anica

PronunciationA-nih-kuh /ˈænɪkə/
CultureCroatianMacedonianRomanianSerbianSlovenian
#15,133U.S. rank among girls 2025
#25,075among all names 2025
5U.S. births 2025
39peak births 2001
1970first in SSA data

Names similar to Anica

How popular is Anica?

Girls named Anica 5 in 2025
1970198019902000201020202025
Girls named Anica per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1970–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Anica total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202555#15,133
20241111#8,993
20231414#7,679
20221111#9,116
202188#11,230
20201515#7,247
20191414#7,768
20181212#8,665
201777#12,838
20161515#7,635
20152121#6,046
20142424#5,485
20131515#7,782
20121616#7,488
20112525#5,374
20103131#4,620
20092424#5,725
20083131#4,773
20073939#3,992
20063232#4,474
20052424#5,283
20043030#4,506
20033535#3,877
20023535#3,735
20013939#3,419
20002727#4,411
19992424#4,590
19981212#7,573
199722—#4,671
199620—#4,892
199518—#5,234
199424—#4,250
199316—#5,690
199215—#6,030
199116—#5,678
199023—#4,244
198916—#5,304
198813—#5,913
198719—#4,293
198613—#5,471
198514—#5,094
198413—#5,229
198322—#3,557
198220—#3,899
198132—#2,778
198025—#3,323
197931—#2,797
197823—#3,288
197724—#3,181
197618—#3,684
197534—#2,359
197414—#4,234
19739—#5,596
19726—#7,317
19706—#7,104