US rank #6298 Girls' name Peak 2019 251 births

Anaika — #6298 US girls' name

251 babies named Anaika in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s352010s1312020s85
#6298
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Anaika was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

23 babies were named Anaika in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anaika

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Anaika between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anaika currently holds the #6298 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anaika performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anaika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anaika in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anaika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 251 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anaika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

251

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2019

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,298

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anaika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
23
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920042001 5

Anaika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
131 births that decade — 52% of Anaika's all-time total
2000s352010s1312020s85

Anaika by state

Where Anaika concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Anaika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.0%
#2 New York
5 2.0%
California share of Anaika's total US births 4.0%
Even split

10 of 251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anaika?
251 babies have been named Anaika since 2001. It currently ranks #6298 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 23 births.
When was Anaika most popular?
Anaika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Anaika most popular?
The top states for the name Anaika are California (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Anaika been used?
Anaika has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anaika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.