Feminine dossier · first seen 1961
Anika
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2006
Peak era
2006
Peak births
642
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Anika
How many people are named Anika?
An estimated 16,453 living Americans are named Anika.
How rare is Anika?
Anika is uncommon among babies today, with 269 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 58.1% from its 2006 peak.
How old is the typical Anika?
The median age of a living American named Anika is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 26 years old.
Is Anika still popular?
Not especially. Anika has been declining since its 2006 peak and registered 269 births in 2025.
Where is Anika most common?
Anika has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 9.4× more often than the national baseline.
1961Peak 20062025
Peak year
2006
Decline from peak
58.1%
2025
269
All-time
16,804
Where it lives now
Anika is most concentrated in Washington — about 3.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Anika is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.