Anika is an established girls' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Anika is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #955 for girl births in the United States (and #1,823 across all names), given to 269 babies. Anika first appears in 1961 and peaked in 2006 (642 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | 269 | #955 |
| 2024 | 314 | 314 | #860 |
| 2023 | 287 | 287 | #923 |
| 2022 | 339 | 339 | #827 |
| 2021 | 325 | 325 | #848 |
| 2020 | 361 | 361 | #753 |
| 2019 | 420 | 420 | #691 |
| 2018 | 405 | 405 | #712 |
| 2017 | 503 | 503 | #599 |
| 2016 | 520 | 520 | #589 |
| 2015 | 523 | 523 | #581 |
| 2014 | 593 | 593 | #520 |
| 2013 | 522 | 522 | #560 |
| 2012 | 501 | 501 | #583 |
| 2011 | 510 | 510 | #570 |
| 2010 | 541 | 541 | #541 |
| 2009 | 565 | 565 | #534 |
| 2008 | 535 | 535 | #577 |
| 2007 | 614 | 614 | #515 |
| 2006 | 642 | 642 | #485 |
| 2005 | 613 | 613 | #496 |
| 2004 | 615 | 615 | #479 |
| 2003 | 612 | 612 | #481 |
| 2002 | 538 | 538 | #509 |
| 2001 | 455 | 455 | #567 |
| 2000 | 402 | 402 | #624 |
| 1999 | 303 | 303 | #739 |
| 1998 | 299 | 299 | #729 |
| 1997 | 278 | — | #759 |
| 1996 | 251 | — | #810 |
| 1995 | 205 | — | #919 |
| 1994 | 152 | — | #1,166 |
| 1993 | 141 | — | #1,228 |
| 1992 | 199 | — | #963 |
| 1991 | 149 | — | #1,174 |
| 1990 | 106 | — | #1,468 |
| 1989 | 90 | — | #1,565 |
| 1988 | 84 | — | #1,565 |
| 1987 | 99 | — | #1,373 |
| 1986 | 101 | — | #1,314 |
| 1985 | 105 | — | #1,276 |
| 1984 | 78 | — | #1,476 |
| 1983 | 105 | — | #1,212 |
| 1982 | 89 | — | #1,374 |
| 1981 | 103 | — | #1,253 |
| 1980 | 95 | — | #1,329 |
| 1979 | 114 | — | #1,161 |
| 1978 | 120 | — | #1,088 |
| 1977 | 135 | — | #999 |
| 1976 | 147 | — | #897 |
| 1975 | 157 | — | #849 |
| 1974 | 158 | — | #835 |
| 1973 | 134 | — | #917 |
| 1972 | 161 | — | #823 |
| 1971 | 80 | — | #1,336 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #3,720 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,435 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,055 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #6,576 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,605 |