girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Annika

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #995 Trend ↓ Falling 23%

Annika is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures.

Rank 2025
#995
among girls · ↓32 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
254
named Annika · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,328
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
1,089 babies
All-time total
19,594
#1,083 all-time among girls
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Annika popularity over time

19,594 babies have been named Annika since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 74 7 – #3,616
1970s 388 39 +424% #1,747
1980s 790 79 +104% #1,339
1990s 2,724 272 +245% #471
2000s 8,786 879 +223% #285
2010s 5,048 505 -43% #466
2020s (to 2025) 1,784 297 -41% #830

Where Annika is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 243 0.15 outside top 500
2027 235 0.15 outside top 500
2028 228 0.14 outside top 500
2029 222 0.14 outside top 500
2030 217 0.14 outside top 500

Where Annika is most popular

Girls named Annika per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.179 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Oregon, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Annika born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 109 1.01 +463%
Oregon 33 0.507 +183%
Colorado 54 0.484 +170%
Washington 67 0.464 +159%
Wisconsin 46 0.447 +149%
South Dakota 6 0.420 +134%
Montana 5 0.369 +106%
Nebraska 12 0.334 +86%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 +81%
Massachusetts 32 0.265 +48%
Utah 22 0.264 +47%
Michigan 48 0.264 +47%
Connecticut 14 0.241 +34%
Illinois 55 0.240 +34%
Indiana 33 0.235 +31%
Pennsylvania 51 0.216 +20%
Kansas 12 0.208 +16%
California 163 0.194 +8%
Missouri 22 0.183 ≈ national
Ohio 41 0.173 ≈ national
Tennessee 23 0.145 -19%
Maryland 15 0.142 -21%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -22%
New York 55 0.139 -23%
Virginia 23 0.135 -25%
Nevada 6 0.129 -28%
Arizona 17 0.121 -32%
Iowa 7 0.120 -33%
Texas 91 0.113 -37%
Florida 46 0.108 -40%
Georgia 24 0.106 -41%
North Carolina 22 0.097 -46%
New Jersey 15 0.083 -54%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Annika

Annika is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #995 in 2025 with 254 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 19,594 American babies have been named Annika. Its peak came in 2003, when 1,089 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Annika stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Annika?

The median living Annika is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 24. An estimated 19 thousand people named Annika are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Annika year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 254 #995
2024 271 #963
2023 272 #957
2022 336 #835
2021 322 #852
2020 329 #830
2019 345 #802
2018 393 #722
2017 407 #707
2016 455 #645
2015 543 #566
2014 534 #572
2013 569 #525
2012 573 #528
2011 580 #507
2010 649 #466
2009 767 #418
2008 807 #398
2007 873 #376
2006 987 #334
2005 979 #327
2004 971 #326
2003 1,089 #285
2002 858 #346
2001 821 #364
2000 634 #446
1995 194 #971
1990 96 #1,578
1985 80 #1,524
1980 60 #1,806
1975 48 #1,878
1970 24 #2,862
1965 6 #5,835
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Annika

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Swedish professional golfer (born 1970) Contemporary
  2. 2 Annika Beck Annika Beck German tennis player (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Annika, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Annika?

The median living Annika is about 19 years old. Half of all living Annikas are between 12 and 24 years old.

How many people named Annika are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Annika are alive in the United States, based on 19,594 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Annika mean?

Annika is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures.

How popular is the name Annika in 2025?

Annika ranked #995 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 254 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Annika?

19,594 babies have been named Annika in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Annika most popular?

Annika peaked in 2003, when 1,089 newborns received the name.

Is Annika a boy or girl name?

Annika is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Annika rising or falling?

Annika is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Annika become more popular?

Annika is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 217 girls named Annika in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Annika?

Well-known people named Annika include Annika Sörenstam (golfer), Annika Beck (tennis player).

Names like Annika

Names that sound and feel close to Annika: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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