Given name
Annika
“a woman graced with God's favor”
In Swedish use, Annika is an affectionate form of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Original GermanAnna
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Annika is an affectionate form of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
In Swedish use, Annika may be used as an affectionate form of Anna. This connection is uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Annika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,594
- 0 boys · 19,594 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 1,089 babies
- 2025
- 254
- #995 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 254 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 995 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,089 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (35). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,174 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Annika’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Annika is a diminutive of Anna. In Finnish usage, Annika has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Hana. Annika is an affectionate form of Anna.
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Around the world
Annika has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Annafull form · German, Swedish
- Anikavariant · German, Finnish
- Annivariant · German
- Anicavariant · German
- Annicavariant · German, Swedish
- Anikevariant · German
- Annikkavariant · German, Finnish
- Annickavariant · German, Swedish
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Annika
- Annika SörenstamSwedish American golferborn 1970
- Annika BeckGerman tennis playerborn 1994
- Annika SaarikkoFinnish politicianborn 1983
- Annika LangvadDanish cyclist, born 1984
- Maria LundqvistSwedish actressborn 1963
- Annika Thorauthor from Swedenborn 1950
- Annika FalkengrenSwedish business woman, managing partner at Lombard Odierborn 1962
- Annika HallinSwedish actressborn 1968
- Annika StrandhällSwedish politicianborn 1975
Characters named Annika: Seven of Nine (fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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