Girls' name · since 1972
Arnika
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 204 babies named Arnika, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 204
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arnika is the #6926 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 204 recorded since 1972.
Arnika has 204 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6926 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #19,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,926 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 204 born since 1972
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arnika ranks #19,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,926 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 204 born since 1972, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,926 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 204
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arnika's 204 recorded births place it above 72.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Arnika compares
204 37th percentile among 17,297 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
Arnika's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arnika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 204 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arnika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arnika's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arnika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Arnika by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (94 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Arnika's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Arnika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 94 births (46% of all-time use).
Arnika by state
Where Arnika concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
6 of 204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Arnikas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arnika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Arnika 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 August 2026.