Girls' name · since 1972
Manika
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Manika, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
200 girls have been named Manika since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Manika recorded 200 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2019.
- #19,820 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Manika ranks #19,820 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,820 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Manika's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Manika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Manika splits its recorded history at 1988: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Manika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2019
- Peak year (1974)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Manika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (69 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Manika's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Manika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 69 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Manika's data
- Manika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Manika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1972–2019 (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 Manika 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.