Donika
Donika is both a given name and a surname.
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Donika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Donika is both a given name and a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Albanian
The Story of Donika
American parents first put Donika on the record books as a baby girl name in 1971, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 34 Donikas were born — ranking #3,267 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Donikas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 402 Donikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Donika
Donika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 402 births in the dataset. Donika's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #3,267. Use the chart and map above to compare Donika'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.