Recorded 1974–2022 Girls' name Peak 1998 260 births

Anikka — girls' name

260 babies named Anikka in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s361990s572000s1102010s412020s10

The verdict

260 girls have been named Anikka since 1974, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

260
total births
1974–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Anikka was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

15 babies were named Anikka in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anikka

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Anikka between 1974 and 2022, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anikka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anikka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anikka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anikka 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 260 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.

Anikka at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

260

Since 1974

49 years of records

Peak year

1998

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1974

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2022

Anikka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1974

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Anikka by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 42% of Anikka's all-time total
1970s61980s361990s572000s1102010s412020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anikka?
260 babies have been named Anikka since 1974. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 15 births.
When was Anikka most popular?
Anikka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Anikka been used?
Anikka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 49 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Anikka?
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, 1974–2022 (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.