Annika name meaning

✍ Updated on: March 8th, 2023

Gender: Girl

Origin: Hebrew

Usage: English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Low German, Russian, Finnish, Faroese, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bengali and Oriya

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Annika

a-nni-ka

Meaning: Grace, Sweet Faced, Different, He (God) Was Gracious, God has Shown Favour and Kind Hearted

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What does Annika mean?
Variations of Annika
How popular is Annika?
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Similar Names to Annika
Sibling Names for Annika
Famous People Named Annika
Lists having Annika

What does Annika mean?

Noteworthy Annika commonly is used in Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Greenlandic, Oriya, Finnish, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, Faroese, Norwegian, Scandinavian, English, Low German, Telugu, Gujarati, German, Icelandic and Russian, meaning of Annika is "Grace, Sweet Faced, Different, Goddess Durga, God has Shown Favour or Kind Hearted".

Its origin is in Hebrew is bestowed upon baby girls. Annika is equivalent of Ann in Russian language. Also Annika is German equivalent of Anna.

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How do I pronounce Annika?

The most common way to pronounce three syllabled Annika is a-nni-ka.

Variants of Annika

Aneka, Anneke, Anika, Annie, Ann, Anna, Anouk, Ansley, Anne, Ane, Beverlyann, Annjanette, Aenne, Anella, Anki, Hanna, Ans, Aemiliana, Anacarolina

Names that rhyme with Annika

How popular is the name Annika?

Annika was a popular name in United States. Over 17445 babies have been given the given name in 57 years. When at the peak of its usage in 2003, 1089 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 284th position.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 57 years but still dominating the charts. In addition to that, the first name has been in the top 500 baby names 14 times

Annika is a familiar baby name in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 2008, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 117 on girl names chart when 57 babies were given the name Annika. There are over 844 babies that have been given the name Annika in Switzerland.

Annika is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 800 names. In 2004, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 701 on girl names chart when 49 babies were named Annika.

There are over 724 babies that have been given the name Annika in England and Wales.

Annika is an uncommon baby name in still in use in Ireland. In France, it has been in use since 1962 and peaked in 1977 when it ranked 1602nd.

In Belgium, it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 683 in 2000. There are over 115 babies that have been given the name Annika in Belgium.

But Annika is a popular baby name in Sweden where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in, Germany and Finland. As per our evaluation, over 80000 people has been named Annika globally.

Year	Rank	Births
2018	721	390
2017	706	404
2016	644	454
2015	567	540
2014	570	534

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Annika in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	5	1945	576
	0	0	0	24696

Numerological aspects of Annika

Work on your ability to understand how people feel. You think a lot and it makes you sick sometimes. You don't brag with your success and tend to keep a low profile. You prefer to deal with things that matter and leave out all the rest. You are the most active, livingly human being in your surroundings. Focus on your dreams and create the life you always imagined for yourself. Stop undervaluing love and relationships.

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Sibling Names for Annika

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Famous people named Annika

Annika Bryn, Swedish author and freelance journalist
Annika Mombauer, historian best
Annika Thörnquist, Swedish singer
Annika Duckmark, Swedish television presenter
Annika Billström, Swedish social democratic politician
Annika Dahlman, former Swedish cross country skier
Annika Suthe, retired female javelin thrower from Germany
Annika Becker, retired German pole vaulter
Annika Nilsson, Swedish social democratic politician
Annika Sörenstam, retired Swedish American professional golfer
Annika Reeder, retired British artistic gymnast
Annika Östberg, Swedish citizen formerly incarcerated
Annika Falkengren, 'née' Bolin was President and Group Chief Executive of the Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken between November 2005 until March 2017

Annika Lurz, Olympic and former World Record-holding swimmer
Annika Mehlhorn, butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany
Annika Qarlsson, Swedish Centre Party politician
Annika P. Smith in Inferno as Actress
Annika Bullus in Bullet to Beijing as Actress
Annika Horne in The Hornet's Nest as Soundtrack
Annika Line Trost in Der Ärgermacher as Actress
Annika Adams in Big Dick Gloryholes 4 as Actress
Annika Álofti in Mist as Actress
Annika Murjahn in The Brothers Grimm as Actress
Annika Kuhl in Herr Lehmann as Actress
Annika Hays in Nothing More to Say as Production Manager
Annika Andersson is a Swedish athlete who competed in canoeing in the form of calm water, winner of a bronze medal in the European Championship of Pirago, 2007, in the test of K2 1000 m.

Actor Annika Peterson, notable for movie Moment in Time
In 1993 drama, romance flick, Härifrån till Kim, Annika Borg played Lena.
Annika Dopping, from 1984 flick Hägring, who characterized Teacher.
Annika Hallin, from 2009 crime and drama film Luftslottet som sprängdes, who portrayed Annika Giannini.
In 1999, Annika Pages portrayed the role of Susanne Arnold in comedy and drama film Ein Herz wird wieder jung.
Annika Blendl, from 2009 comedy, romance flick Zweiohrküken, who played the Barmädchen.

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