| Anika | Reva | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | brilliance, splendour; epithet of Durga | the Narmada river |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | uh-NEE-kah | RAY-vah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1961 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2006 (642) | 1921 (351) |
| In 2025 | 269 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Anika | Reva |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,895 | 393 |
| 2010s | 5,038 | 571 |
| 2000s | 5,591 | 423 |
| 1990s | 2,083 | 517 |
| 1980s | 949 | 906 |
| 1970s | 1,222 | 503 |
| 1960s | 26 | 988 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,582 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,795 |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,379 |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,108 |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,067 |
| 1900s | 0 | 593 |
| 1890s | 0 | 212 |
| 1880s | 0 | 11 |
From Sanskrit anika (अनीक), 'splendour, brilliance; also a battle array or army'; used as an epithet of Goddess Durga. Cross-cultural: Anika is independently a Germanic/Scandinavian diminutive of Anna.
From Sanskrit reva (रेवा), an ancient name of the sacred Narmada river, connoting flowing water. Well established.
Anika is more popular than Reva today: about 269 US babies were given the name Anika in 2025, compared with 0 named Reva.
Anika means brilliance, splendour; epithet of Durga (sanskrit origin), while Reva means the Narmada river (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Anika first appears in 1961 and Reva in 0, so Reva has the longer recorded history.