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What does Anika mean?
Anika 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced AH-ne-kah. It is of Hausa origin, and the meaning of Anika is "sweet-faced". Also form of Anne.
ASSOCIATED WITH sweet (beautiful)
Variations
VARIANTS Anaca, Anaka, Anecky, Anikee, Annaka, Anneka, Anneke, Annika, Aunika
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Adika, ..
(male) Anial, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Anika Daleyza (A.D.), ..
How popular is Anika?
Anika is a very prominent first name for women (#2087 out of 4276, Top 49%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Anika entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its top rank of #478 in the U.S. in the year 2004, and is currently at #712. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Anika (#712 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Anne (#599) and Annika (#723). These forms of Anika were at the apex of their popularity during 1910-1919 (MEDIAN #1352) and are now much less common (#678, DOWN 81.3%). Anne is the continual favorite, though Anika has gained in usage over time, while Anne is now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Anika▲ is pronounced similarly to Anica, Anicka, Aniko, Annica and Uniqua. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abida, Abina, Adia, Adima, Adina, Adira, Adiva, Aina, Airika, Akiko, Akiva, Aleka, Alia▲, Alika, Aliki, Alima, Alisa▼, Ambika, Amica, Amika, Amina▲, Amira▲, Amisa, Amita, Amiya▲, Andra, Aneta, Ania, Anice, Aniela, Anima, Anina, Anis, Anisa▼, Anisah, Anise, Anisha, Anissa▼, Anita▼, Anitra▼, Aniya, Aniyah, Anja, Anka, Anke, Anki, Anna▼, Annisa, Anona, Anora, Anuska, Aria▲, Arika, Arina, Asima, Atifa, Auina, Avia, Aviva, Ayisa, Azia, Aziza, Elika, Janika, Jenika, Mika▲, Monika▼, Nika, Rika and Ronika. These names tend to be less commonly used than Anika.
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