Girls' name · since 1998
Anikah
Anikah has 141 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anikah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 141 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Anikah recorded 141 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2020.
- #23,392 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 141 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anikah ranks #23,392 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,392 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 141
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anikah's 141 recorded births place it above 67.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Anikah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Anikah splits its recorded history at 2008: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Anikah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Anikah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (86 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Anikah's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Anikah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 86 births (61% of all-time use).
Anikah by state
Where Anikah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 141 births nationwide.
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- Anikah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Anikahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anikah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1998–2020 (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 Anikah 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.