Girls' name · since 1974
Anikka
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 260 babies named Anikka, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anikka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 260 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anikka has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2022.
- #17,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anikka ranks #17,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anikka's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anikka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anikka's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anikka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2022
- Peak year (1998)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Anikka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Anikka's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Anikka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Anikka's decade-level peak was the 2000s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anikka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1974–2022 (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 Anikka 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.