Recorded 1995–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 226 births

Nautika — girls' name

226 babies named Nautika in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s892000s1302010s7
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Nautika was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

25 babies were named Nautika in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nautika

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Nautika between 1995 and 2017, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nautika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nautika performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nautika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Nautika in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nautika 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 226 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.

Nautika at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

226

Since 1995

23 years of records

Peak year

1998

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1995

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2017

Nautika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1995

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
25
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
51015202530 201720082006200420022000199819961995 8

Nautika by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
130 births that decade — 58% of Nautika's all-time total
1990s892000s1302010s7

Nautika by state

Where Nautika concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nautika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.4%
#2 Ohio
5 2.2%
California share of Nautika's total US births 4.4%
Even split

10 of 226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nautika?
226 babies have been named Nautika since 1995. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 25 births.
When was Nautika most popular?
Nautika was most popular in the 2000s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Nautika most popular?
The top states for the name Nautika are California (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Nautika been used?
Nautika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 23 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Nautika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nautica, Naudia, Naureen, Nautia, 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, 1995–2017 (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.