Annika

Annika: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “grace”
Origin: Scandinavian
Say it: AHN-ih-kah · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Scandinavian and German diminutive of Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah. The exact spelling Annika is especially associated with northern Europe.

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How popular is Annika?

202481.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Annika in 2024271

2024 rank#961 girls

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 188019,337

Annika is fading: recent use is about 58% of its level ten years before.

Names like Annika

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Annagrace · Hebrew
Annegrace; favor · Hebrew
Anikagrace · Sanskrit
Annyagrace · Russian
Annettagrace · Italian
Kaiapure · Scandinavian
Astriddivinely beautiful · Scandinavian
Marenof the sea · Scandinavian

Annika questions

What does the name Annika mean?

Annika means "grace". It comes from Scandinavian. Scandinavian and German diminutive of Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah. The exact spelling Annika is especially associated with northern Europe.

Is Annika a boy or girl name?

Annika is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Annika?

271 US babies were named Annika in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Annika?

Annika is usually pronounced AHN-ih-kah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.