Girls' name · since 1973

Jonikka

21 babies named Jonikka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#45,390 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

Jonikka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 21 recorded since 1973.

Jonikka has 21 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1974.

  • #45,390 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonikka ranks #45,390 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#45,390 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jonikka's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jonikka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jonikka's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jonikka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1974

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1973)
13
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
68101214 19731974 8

Jonikka by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Jonikka's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jonikka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jonikka?
Jonikka has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #45,390 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1974. 13 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
Where does Jonikka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jonikka ranks #45,390 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jonikka most popular?
Jonikka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Jonikka been used?
The SSA has tracked Jonikka since 1973 -- 2 years through the most recent 1974 data.
What names are similar to Jonikka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joni, Jonnie, Jonna, Jonathan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Jonikka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1974 (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 Jonikka 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.