Girls' name · since 1982

Menika

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Menika, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

11
total births
1982–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Menika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1982.

Menika has 11 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1988.

  • 11 total births
  • 1982–1988 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Menika's 11 recorded births place it above 25% 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.

Menika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Menika's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Menika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 19821988 5

Menika by decade

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

1980s was Menika's strongest decade.

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

Menika births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Menika?
Menika has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 6 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
When was Menika most popular?
Menika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Menika been used?
Records for Menika go back to 1982, giving 7 years of history through 1988.
What names are similar to Menika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mendy, Mena, Mennie, Menucha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1982–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Menika: Baby Name Since 1982 - 11 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/menika. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Menika 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 July 2026.