Girls' name · since 1966
Danika
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 10,697 babies named Danika, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,697
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danika currently ranks #2550 among girls' names in America, with 10,697 babies recorded since 1966.
Danika has 10,697 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2550 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, 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 1966 to 2025.
- #1,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,550 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,697 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danika ranks #1,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,550 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,697 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,697
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danika's 10,697 recorded births place it above 97.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danika compares
10,697 Top 9% higher than 91% of 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
Danika's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,697 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 709 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danika splits its recorded history at 1996: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 709 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 709
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Danika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,623 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Danika's strongest decade.
3,623 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Danika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 532
1970s
532 births
- 1980s 1,033
1980s
1,033 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,733 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,623 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,156 births
- 2020s 580
2020s
580 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,623 births (34% of all-time use).
How Danika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Danika's total volume
Danika by state
Where Danika concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,729 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 872 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Washington | | 416 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 373 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 366 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 315 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 297 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 276 | 2.6% |
1,729 of 10,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Danika appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danika's data
- Danika's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,623 total births); usage has since declined to 580 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danikas (1,729 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 Danika: 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 (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Danika 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.