Girls' name · since 1976
Aunika
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 374 babies named Aunika, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 374
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aunika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 374 have been recorded since 1976.
Aunika has 374 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #14,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 374 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aunika ranks #14,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 374 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 374
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aunika's 374 recorded births place it above 80.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Aunika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aunika splits its recorded history at 2009: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aunika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
374 total births across 49 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 30 births in a single year.
Aunika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (198 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Aunika's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Aunika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 198 births (53% of all-time use).
Aunika decade highlights
- Peak decade 198 births
- Runner-up 107 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Aunika by state
Where Aunika concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.3% |
11 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 2.9% of nationwide
- Minnesota 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Aunika's decade-level peak was the 2000s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aunikas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Aunika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Aunika 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.
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