Recorded 1975–1996 Girls' name Peak 1992 126 births

Quanika — girls' name

126 babies named Quanika in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s471990s59
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Quanika was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

15 babies were named Quanika in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quanika

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Quanika between 1975 and 1996, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quanika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quanika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quanika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Quanika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quanika 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 126 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.

Quanika at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

126

Since 1975

22 years of records

Peak year

1992

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1975

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1996

Quanika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1975

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1992)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 1996199319901987198319781975 5

Quanika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 47% of Quanika's all-time total
1970s201980s471990s59

Quanika by state

Where Quanika concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Quanika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 4.0%
New Jersey share of Quanika's total US births 4.0%

5 of 126 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quanika?
126 babies have been named Quanika since 1975. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1992 with 15 births.
When was Quanika most popular?
Quanika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Quanika most popular?
The top states for the name Quanika are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Quanika been used?
Quanika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 22 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Quanika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quanisha, Quanesha, Quanita, Quanda, 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, 1975–1996 (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.