Recorded 1979–2020 Girls' name Peak 2008 571 births

Dannika — girls' name

571 babies named Dannika in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s251990s842000s2642010s1852020s7
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dannika was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

53 babies were named Dannika in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dannika

The Social Security Administration has registered 571 babies named Dannika between 1979 and 2020, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dannika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dannika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Oregon. In total, SSA state-level files list Dannika in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannika 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 571 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.

Dannika at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

571

Since 1979

42 years of records

Peak year

2008

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1979

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dannika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1979

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
53
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0204060 20202015201020052000199419891979 6

Dannika by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
264 births that decade — 46% of Dannika's all-time total
1970s61980s251990s842000s2642010s1852020s7

Dannika by state

Where Dannika concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Dannika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 4.2%
#2 Texas
9 1.6%
#3 Oregon
6 1.1%
#4 Washington
6 1.1%
#5 Illinois
5 0.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
California share of Dannika's total US births 4.2%
Even split

24 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannika?
571 babies have been named Dannika since 1979. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 53 births.
When was Dannika most popular?
Dannika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Dannika most popular?
The top states for the name Dannika are California (24 births), Texas (9 births), Oregon (6 births).
How long has the name Dannika been used?
Dannika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 42 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dannika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, 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, 1979–2020 (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.