Girls' name · since 2008
Nainika
246 babies named Nainika in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
246 babies have been named Nainika since 2008, making it today's #11609 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nainika recorded 246 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #11609 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #17,761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,609 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 246 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nainika ranks #17,761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,609 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 246 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nainika's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nainika compares
246 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nainika's all-time total is 35% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nainika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 246 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nainika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nainika's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nainika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Nainika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (151 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Nainika's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Nainika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 151 births (61% of all-time use).
Nainika by state
Where Nainika concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
10 of 246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nainika's data
- Nainika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nainikas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Nainika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Nainika 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.