How popular is the name Anica?

1,102 US babies were named Anica between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2001.

What careers are people named Anica over-represented in?

Among notable women who are doctors, Anicas show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Anica

Q: How common is the spelling Anica?

1 in 38 Annikas spell it Anica.

Anica (Swedish origin). 1,102 US babies since 1940, peak 2001. Notable Anicas are 1.5× over-represented as doctors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

SwedishSpelling of Annika

Annika around the world

Анника · Russian
أنيكا · Arabic
אניקה · Hebrew
アニカ · Japanese
安妮卡 · Chinese
Anneke · Dutch
Annica
Annike · Estonian
Anniken

Famous Annikas

Annika Sörenstam · Swedish American golfer
Annika Beck · German tennis player

Annika’s name day

April 21 · Sweden
April 10 · Latvia

In US birth records

Peak year: 2001

1,102 US babies were named Anica between 1940 and 2025.

Anica around the world

France: 95 babies since 1900, peak 2010
England & Wales: 23 babies since 1996, peak 2004

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Anicas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.4×	Low · 6 people
Doctor	1.5×	Low · 3 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 2 people
Politician	0.8×	Low · 1 people

Among notable women who are doctors, Anicas show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 38 Annikas spell it Anica

Annika 47%
Anika 40%
Anica 3%
Anneka 2%
Annica 2%
Annaka 1%
Aanika 1%
Aneka 1%
Anaka 1%
Anaika 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2001)