Girl · #13,787 in 2026

Anjelika

Anjelika is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.

  • Russian
Current Rank
#13,787
Peak Rank
#3,585 (1993)
Total Babies
351
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1987
First Year
2018
Last Year
1993
Peak Year
#3585
Peak Rank
351
Total Count
28
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Anjelika

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Anjelika is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Russian

The Story of Anjelika

Anjelika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1987, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 30 births, good for #3,585 nationwide. About 51% of every Anjelika on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Anjelika last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 351 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Anjelika

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Anjelika. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Anzhelika

Names that sound like Anjelika

Phonetically similar names — useful when Anjelika is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Anjelika

What does the name Anjelika mean?
Anjelika is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
What is the origin of the name Anjelika?
Anjelika has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Russian.
How popular is Anjelika in 2026?
In 2026, Anjelika ranks #13,787 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Anjelika most popular?
Anjelika reached its peak popularity in 1993, ranking #3,585 that year with 30 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Anjelika most popular?
Anjelika has historically been most popular in Texas, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Anjelika.
Is Anjelika a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Anjelika is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Anjelika?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Anjelika include Dashawn, Malik, Kennia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Anjelika?
Common variants and related forms of Anjelika include Anzhelika. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Anjelika

Anjelika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 351 births in the dataset. Anjelika's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #3,585. Use the chart and map above to compare Anjelika'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.