Girls' name · since 2006
Inika
Inika has 98 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Inika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 98 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inika has been recorded 98 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2024.
- #27,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Inika ranks #27,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Inika's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Inika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Inika's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Inika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
98 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 13 births in a single year.
Inika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (54 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Inika's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Inika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 54 births (55% of all-time use).
Inika decade highlights
- Peak decade 54 births
- Runner-up 24 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Inika by state
Where Inika concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 12.2% |
12 of 98 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 12.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Inika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Inikas (12 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 Inika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2006–2024 (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 Inika 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.
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