Recorded 1983–1998 Girls' name Peak 1994 102 births

Aniqua — girls' name

102 babies named Aniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s91

The verdict

102 girls have been named Aniqua since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

102
total births
1983–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
89%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Aniqua was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Aniqua in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Aniqua between 1983 and 1998, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aniqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aniqua 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 102 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.

Aniqua at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

102

Since 1983

16 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1983

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1998

Aniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1983

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 19981997199619951994199319921991199019891983 5

Aniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
91 births that decade — 89% of Aniqua's all-time total
1980s111990s91

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aniqua?
102 babies have been named Aniqua since 1983. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Aniqua most popular?
Aniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Aniqua been used?
Aniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 16 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Aniqua?
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, 1983–1998 (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.