Danika
Danika is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Danika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danika is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Danika
Danika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 709 births, good for #454 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Danikas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,473 among baby girl names with 72 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 11K Danikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Danika
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About the name Danika
Danika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Danika's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #454. Use the chart and map above to compare Danika's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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