Janika
Janika is a given name. The feminine name is a diminutive form of the name Jana. The English equivalent of the name is Janice. Pronounced yah-nee-kah. It may refer to:
- Estonian
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Janika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Janika is a given name. The feminine name is a diminutive form of the name Jana. The English equivalent of the name is Janice. Pronounced yah-nee-kah. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
- Finnish
The Story of Janika
Janika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 38 births, good for #2,989 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Janikas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 779 Janikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Janika
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Janika. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Janika
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- Janika Mölder (born 1970), Estonian rhythmic gymnast and coach
- Janika Sillamaa (born 1975), Estonian singer and actress
- Janika Vandervelde (born 1955), American composer
- Janika Balázs (1925–1988), tamburitza musician and band leader from Vojvodina, Serbia
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Names that sound like Janika
Phonetically similar names — useful when Janika is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Janika
Janika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 779 births in the dataset. Janika's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #2,989. Use the chart and map above to compare Janika'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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