Is Anika a boy or girl name?
Anika is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 311 girls and 0 boys were named Anika, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,529 US babies named Anika were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #863
- Babies named Anika since 1961
- 16,529
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 642 babies
Boys and girls named Anika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,222 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 949 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,083 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,591 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,037 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,621 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 311 | #863 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 285 | #929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 339 | #827 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 325 | #847 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 361 | #753 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 420 | #691 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 405 | #712 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 502 | #599 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 520 | #589 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 523 | #581 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 593 | #520 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 522 | #559 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 501 | #583 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 510 | #570 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 541 | #541 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 565 | #534 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 535 | #576 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 614 | #515 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 642 | #485 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 613 | #496 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 615 | #478 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 612 | #481 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 538 | #509 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 455 | #567 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 402 | #624 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 303 | #739 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 299 | #729 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 278 | #759 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 251 | #810 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 205 | #919 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,166 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,228 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 199 | #964 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,174 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,468 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,565 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,565 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,373 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,314 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,276 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,476 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,212 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,374 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,253 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,329 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,162 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,088 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 135 | #999 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 147 | #897 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 157 | #849 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 158 | #835 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 134 | #917 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 161 | #823 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,336 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,720 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,436 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,054 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,576 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,605 |
Highest rank
Anika has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #478 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Anika
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.