Recorded 1980–2020 Girls' name Peak 1996 261 births

Kalika — girls' name

261 babies named Kalika in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s771990s992000s692010s112020s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Kalika was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kalika in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kalika

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Kalika between 1980 and 2020, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kalika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kalika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kalika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kalika 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 261 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.

Kalika at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

261

Since 1980

41 years of records

Peak year

1996

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1980

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2020

Kalika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1980

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1996)
20
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 20202006200219981994198919841980 9

Kalika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
99 births that decade — 38% of Kalika's all-time total
1980s771990s992000s692010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kalika?
261 babies have been named Kalika since 1980. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1996 with 20 births.
When was Kalika most popular?
Kalika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kalika been used?
Kalika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 41 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Kalika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kali, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kallie, 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, 1980–2020 (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.