Total births
265
Girls' name · since 1990
Aika
265 babies named Aika in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9198
- among girls today
- 265
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Aika currently ranks #9198 among girls' names in America, with 265 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aika has been recorded 265 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #9198 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #9198 among girls today
- 265 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Aika is currently the #9198 girls' name in America, more common than 48% of girls - 265 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9198
- among girls today
- 265
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Aika vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9198
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 48% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Aika was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
19 babies were named Aika in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
How Aika compares
265 42nd percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aika's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aika | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 265 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aika splits its recorded history at 2011: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aika at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2008
Current rank
#9,198
Active since
1990
Aika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aika by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Aika's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Aika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (37% of all-time use).
Aika by state
Where Aika concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 6.0% |
California share of Aika's total US births 6.0%
16 of 265 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aika? ▼
Since 1990, Social Security records show 265 babies named Aika. Today it holds rank #9198 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 19 births.
When was Aika most popular? ▼
Aika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Aika most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Aika are California (16 births).
How long has the name Aika been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aika since 1990 -- 35 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Aika? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aiko, Aikol. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Aika's data
- Aika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aikas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aika: #9198 Girls' Name - 265 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aika. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.