Danika
Danika was the 2550th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 454th with 709 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,544 places. More babies were named Danika in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,550 girls, down 817 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007709 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,697babies recorded
Danika popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,550 | 69 |
| 2020 | #1,733 | 116 |
| 2010 | #516 | 579 |
| 2000 | #1,283 | 151 |
| 1990 | #883 | 219 |
| 1980 | #1,312 | 97 |
| 1970 | #3,044 | 22 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Danika, counting every spelling?
Danika is a spelling of Danica, a name family that ranked #1,127 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,550 for Danika on its own. Together these spellings went to 196 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danica | 127 | #1,634 | 816 |
| Danika | 69 | #2,550 | 464 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Danika?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Danika (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Danika born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Danika.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Danika?
About 10,500 people born in the US named Danika are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Danika mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Danika by state
How common Danika was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Danika: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Danika, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Danika
How popular is the name Danika?
Danika was the 2550th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 454th with 709 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,544 places. More babies were named Danika in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Danika a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Danika in the US.
Where is Danika most popular?
In 2021–2025, Danika was most common in Oregon (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and California.