Girl name Sanskrit origin Multiple tradition

Anika

uh-NEE-kuh · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Grace; sweet-faced; brilliance
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#863
2024 births311
Peak year2006
First appeared1961
Total US births16,529
2006 peak19611977199320082024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AniAna
Alternate spellings
AanikaAnnika
In other languages
Anika (Hindi)Annika (Scandinavian)

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