US rank #14473 Girls' name Peak 2010 98 births

Inika — #14473 US girls' name

98 babies named Inika in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s542020s20
#14473
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 18% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Inika was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

13 babies were named Inika in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Inika

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Inika between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Inika currently holds the #14473 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Inika performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Inika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Inika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Inika 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 98 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.

Inika at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

98

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2010

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,473

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Inika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 2024202120182015201220092006 5

Inika by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
54 births that decade — 55% of Inika's all-time total
2000s242010s542020s20

Inika by state

Where Inika concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Inika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 12.2%
California share of Inika's total US births 12.2%

12 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Inika?
98 babies have been named Inika since 2006. It currently ranks #14473 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 13 births.
When was Inika most popular?
Inika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Inika most popular?
The top states for the name Inika are California (12 births).
How long has the name Inika been used?
Inika has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Inika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Inis, Iniya, Inita, Inioluwa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2006–2024 (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.