Girls' name · since 2001
Anaika
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 264 babies named Anaika, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anaika currently ranks #8178 among girls' names in America, with 264 babies recorded since 2001.
Anaika has 264 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8178 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #17,055 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,178 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 264 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anaika ranks #17,055 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,178 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 264 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,055 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,178 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anaika's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anaika compares
264 42nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anaika's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anaika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 264 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anaika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anaika's full recorded timeline at 2015, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anaika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Anaika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Anaika's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Anaika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (50% of all-time use).
Anaika by state
Where Anaika concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
10 of 264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Anaika's data
- Anaika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anaikas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anaika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anaika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.