Anique
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "unique, precious, and rare".
Name Census estimates that about 296 living Americans carry the first name Anique. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anique today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anique births was 2004 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anique. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Anique with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
296
~ 1 in 1,157,954 Americans
Peak year
2004
34 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2018 SSA rank
#15,898
Tracked since 1979
Census
Anique in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 398 people with the first name Anique, which placed it at #24,271 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,271
National first-name rank
People counted
398
398 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
49.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anique
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anique is Black at 49.7%. The next largest groups are White (22.1%) and Hispanic (14.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anique described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Anique at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American49.7% · 198
- White22.1% · 88
- Hispanic or Latino14.8% · 59
- Two or more races8.3% · 33
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.0% · 20
Popularity
Anique: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anique from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 115 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anique by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Anique during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aniques live
Origin
Meaning and history of Anique
The name Anique is believed to have originated from the French language, although its exact roots and etymology are somewhat uncertain. It is thought to be a variant or diminutive form of the name Annika, which has its origins in the old Norse name Anuhra. Anuhra itself is derived from the elements "an" meaning "grace" and "hra" meaning "army" or "host".
Anique was likely first used as a name in France during the Middle Ages, possibly as early as the 12th or 13th century. It may have been influenced by the similar-sounding French name Annique, which was a diminutive form of the name Anne or Anna. As a result, Anique could have been used as a pet name or nickname for someone named Anne or Anna.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Anique can be found in the historical records of the city of Marseille in southern France. A woman named Anique de Marseille is mentioned in a document from the year 1387, suggesting that the name was in use in this region during the late 14th century.
Throughout history, there have been a few notable individuals who bore the name Anique. One example is Anique de Mauléon, a French noblewoman who lived in the 15th century. She was a member of the prestigious House of Mauléon and played a role in the political and military affairs of the region during the Hundred Years' War between France and England.
Another notable figure with the name Anique was Anique de Montfort, a French poet who lived in the 16th century. She was known for her lyrical works and was a part of the literary circles of her time. Some of her poems were published in various anthologies and collections of the period.
In the 17th century, there was a French artist named Anique Haudriette who was known for her paintings and frescoes. She worked in the Baroque style and was commissioned to create works for several churches and noble households in France.
Moving into the 18th century, Anique Boisvert was a French-Canadian explorer and fur trader who played a role in the early exploration and settlement of parts of what is now western Canada. She was active in the Great Lakes region and the Canadian prairies in the late 1700s.
Finally, in the 19th century, there was a French writer and journalist named Anique Durand who was known for her works on social issues and women's rights. She was a prominent figure in the feminist movement of her time and wrote several influential books and articles advocating for gender equality.
People
Anique + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anique as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anique: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anique?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 296 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anique going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,157,954 US residents.
Is Anique a common name?
We classify Anique as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 305 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anique most popular?
The single biggest year for Anique was 2004, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anique is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anique in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 398 people with the name Anique, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,271 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Anique in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Anique?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anique leans strongly female. 377 people counted with this name were female (96.4%), compared with 14 male bearers (3.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Anique?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anique is Black at 49.7%. The next largest groups are White (22.1%) and Hispanic (14.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Anique most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Anique in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.7% (198 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Anique in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anique a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anique in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Anique still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anique in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Anique can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Anique?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Anique at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.