Anika

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Anika is a female given name of Arabic, African, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Māori, Sanskrit, and Swedish origin and is also an alternative spelling of the name Annika or Anikha

From Wikipedia

Anika first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 7 babies (rank #238 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anika

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anika yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Anika

Anika Noni Rosefilm actor · b. 1972

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	4	#351
2015	6	#255
2016	7	#238
2017	7	#199