Is Anika becoming a common girl's name?

[ZipperJJ]

I went to school with an Anika (born 1978) who came from a very Polish family (they screamed at each other in Polish all day every day).

She is one of the few people in this world that I truly hate. So as you can imagine I’m not a fan of that name - hope it’s not getting popular, I wouldn’t want to be angry at a generation of little girls!

[pulykamell]

@ZipperJJ

I went to school with an Anika (born 1978) who came from a very Polish family (they screamed at each other in Polish all day every day).

That’s interesting, as the Polish version is usually “Anka.” I’ve never heard it as a Polish name.

ETA: Actually, there is an “Anica,” which is pronounced like “ah-neat-suh,” but it may be Anglicized as something like Anika, I suppose, just like “Danica” becomes “DAN-ih-kuh” instead of “DAH-neat-sah” or “dah-NEAT-sah.”

[LawMonkey]

Baby Name Voyager shows a fairly steep growth for both Annika and Anika starting in the late 70s or early 80s. Both peaked around 2004, with Annika being more popular.

[Moonlitherial]

@pulykamell

That’s interesting, as the Polish version is usually “Anka.” I’ve never heard it as a Polish name.

ETA: Actually, there is an “Anica,” which is pronounced like “ah-neat-suh,” but it may be Anglicized as something like Anika, I suppose, just like “Danica” becomes “DAN-ih-kuh” instead of “DAH-neat-sah” or “dah-NEAT-sah.”

You just reminded me, for three years in grade school we had Anika, Danica and Monica in a class full of Anne and Mary and Susans. The three banded together, out of self defense I think. They were called - MAD or DAM if we were being subversive and the teachers weren’t too close.