Given name & surname
Anica
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Anica is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anica is a variant of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,102
- 0 boys · 1,102 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,133 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,133 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,271 as a first name in 2020; 160 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anica’s family of names
In Polish usage, Anica is a diminutive of Anna. In German usage, Anica has a related form in Annika. Anica has a related form in Anna.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Anica has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Anica
- Anica DobraSerbian actressborn 1963
- Anica ČernejSlovenian writer (1900-1944)
- Anica NetoAngolan handball playerborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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