US rank #15718 Girls' name Peak 2007 374 births

Aunika — #15718 US girls' name

374 babies named Aunika in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s362000s1982010s1072020s26
#15718
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Aunika was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

30 babies were named Aunika in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aunika

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Aunika between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aunika currently holds the #15718 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aunika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aunika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Aunika in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aunika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 374 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aunika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

374

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2007

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,718

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aunika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
30
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 20242019201520112007200319991976 7

Aunika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
198 births that decade — 53% of Aunika's all-time total
1970s71990s362000s1982010s1072020s26

Aunika by state

Where Aunika concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aunika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.9%
#2 Minnesota
5 1.3%
California share of Aunika's total US births 2.9%
Even split

11 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aunika?
374 babies have been named Aunika since 1976. It currently ranks #15718 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 30 births.
When was Aunika most popular?
Aunika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Aunika most popular?
The top states for the name Aunika are California (11 births), Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Aunika been used?
Aunika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aunika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aundrea, Aundria, Auna, Aunna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.