Glika
Glika is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Glika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Glika is a name with a single cultural origin: Yiddish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Glika
Glika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2023, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 6 births, good for #13,427 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Glikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Glika
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Glika. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Glukel
Names that sound like Glika
Phonetically similar names — useful when Glika is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Glick
- Glyco
- Glinka
- Gluco
- Gallica
- Glic
- Glicke
- Glauco
- Cloaca
- Clicky
- Cliquey
- Cliquet
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Glika
Glika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2023 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Glika's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #13,427. Use the chart and map above to compare Glika'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.