Aniko
Aniko is a name with a single cultural origin: Hungarian.
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Aniko
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aniko is a name with a single cultural origin: Hungarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
The Story of Aniko
As a girl name
Aniko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 28 Anikos were born — ranking #4,790 that year. As of 2026, Aniko ranks #9,512 for girls with 7 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 225 Anikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aniko first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 13 Anikos were born — ranking #6,335 that year. As of 2026, Aniko ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 57 Anikos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aniko
Aniko is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 225 births in the dataset. Aniko's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,790. Use the chart and map above to compare Aniko's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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