Girls' name · since 1972
Annica
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 648 babies named Annica, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,317 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 648
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Annica is the #15317 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 648 recorded since 1972.
Annica has 648 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15317 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #10,015 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,317 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 648 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Annica ranks #10,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,317 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 648 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,317 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 648
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Annica's 648 recorded births place it above 86.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Annica compares
648 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Annica's all-time total is 72% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Annica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 648 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Annica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Annica's full recorded timeline at 2000, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Annica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Annica by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Annica's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Annica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (37% of all-time use).
How Annica compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Annica's total volume
Annica by state
Where Annica concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.5% |
23 of 648 births nationwide.
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What to do with Annica's data
- Annica's decade-level peak was the 2000s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Annicas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Annica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Annica 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.