UK girl's name
Aniqah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Aniqah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Aniqah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4764, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 20 births.
This profile covers 125 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1996 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 20% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 124 living people in the UK are called Aniqah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Aniqah ranked #4764 for girls in England and Wales in 2011, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 20 girls were registered as Aniqah.
- • About 124 living people in the UK are estimated to have Aniqah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4764
2011
Births in 2011
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
20 births
Estimated living
124
2026
Popularity
Aniqah over time
The chart below shows babies named Aniqah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Aniqah, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2011, compared with 20 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aniqah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Aniqah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4764 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2941 | 73 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1567 | 48 | 4 |
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Names similar to Aniqah
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- Amy 52,495
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- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Aniqah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Aniqah in the UK right now?
In 2011, Aniqah was ranked #4764 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Aniqah most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 20 babies registered as Aniqah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Aniqah in the UK?
A total of 125 babies have been registered as Aniqah across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.