Anika

Anika

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 102 babies (rank #416 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,585

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

102

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	52	#506
1997	50	#528
1998	77	#403
1999	60	#485
2000	53	#528
2001	65	#468
2002	83	#398
2003	72	#467
2004	75	#463
2005	69	#506
2006	79	#486
2007	82	#480
2008	68	#557
2009	93	#448
2010	88	#468
2011	76	#547
2012	83	#516
2013	102	#416
2014	97	#449
2015	68	#611
2016	93	#468

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#506

1997

#528

1998

#403

1999

#485

2000

#528

2001

#468

2002

#398

2003

#467

2004

#463

2005

#506

2006

#486

2007

#480

2008

#557

2009

#448

2010

#468

2011

#547

2012

#516

2013

102

#416

2014

#449

2015

#611

2016

#468

Meaning

Numerology of Anika

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Anika

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Year-by-Year Detail