Recorded 1998–2020 Girls' name Peak 2006 141 births

Anikah — girls' name

141 babies named Anikah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s862010s422020s7

The verdict

141 girls have been named Anikah since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

141
total births
1998–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Anikah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

12 babies were named Anikah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anikah

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Anikah between 1998 and 2020, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anikah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anikah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Anikah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anikah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anikah 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 141 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.

Anikah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

141

Since 1998

23 years of records

Peak year

2006

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1998

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2020

Anikah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1998

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2006)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 202020142011200920072005200320001998 6

Anikah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 61% of Anikah's all-time total
1990s62000s862010s422020s7

Anikah by state

Where Anikah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anikah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.5%
Texas share of Anikah's total US births 3.5%

5 of 141 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anikah?
141 babies have been named Anikah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2006 with 12 births.
When was Anikah most popular?
Anikah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Anikah most popular?
The top states for the name Anikah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Anikah been used?
Anikah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 23 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Anikah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Aniya, Anika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2020 (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.