Kanika
Kanika was the 14034th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1284th with 95 babies. More babies were named Kanika in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,034 girls, down 4,139 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197895 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,254babies recorded
Kanika popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,034 | 6 |
| 2020 | #9,895 | 10 |
| 2010 | #15,946 | 6 |
| 2000 | #9,512 | 10 |
| 1990 | #3,752 | 28 |
| 1980 | #1,850 | 59 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kanika, counting every spelling?
Kanika has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kanika?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kanika (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kanika 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kanika.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kanika?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Kanika are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 33 and 49. That makes Kanika mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Kanika by state
How common Kanika was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.5×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Kanika
How popular is the name Kanika?
Kanika was the 14034th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 1284th with 95 babies. More babies were named Kanika in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Kanika a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kanika in the US.
Where was Kanika most popular?
In 1976–1980, Kanika was most common in Louisiana (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Georgia.