Danika — #2346 US girls' name
10,626 babies named Danika in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 87% of names given to girls today.
34% of everyone ever named Danika was born in this single decade.
709 babies were named Danika in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Danika
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,626 babies named Danika between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danika currently holds the #2346 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 709 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Danika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,623 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Danika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,716 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Danika in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Danika 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 10,626 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.
Danika at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Danika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966
- Peak year (2007)
- 709
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #2346 among girls.
10,626 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 709 births in a single year.
Danika by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 3,623 births that decade — 34% of Danika's all-time total
Danika decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,623 births
- Runner-up 3,155 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Danika's strongest decade
3,623 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
Danika by state
Where Danika concentrates geographically — total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,716 | 16.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 872 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Washington | | 416 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 373 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 366 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 315 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 297 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 276 | 2.6% |
1,716 of 10,626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 16.1% of nationwide
- Texas 8.2% of nationwide
- Washington 3.9% of nationwide
- New York 3.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 45 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 16.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Danika appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1966–2024 (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.