Girls' name · since 1975

Quanika

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.

#24,614 of 72,339
all-time among girls
126
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade

Quanika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 126 recorded since 1975.

Quanika has 126 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1996.

  • #24,614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 126 born since 1975
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanika ranks #24,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.

#24,614 of 72,339
all-time among girls
126
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Quanika's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.

Quanika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Quanika's full recorded timeline at 1988, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Quanika popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1992)
15
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
05101520 1975198019861989199219951996 5

Quanika by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 47% of the file).

1990s was Quanika's strongest decade.

59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Quanika births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (47% of all-time use).

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

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?
Quanika has been given to 126 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,614 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 15 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Quanika sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanika ranks #24,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Quanika's data

  • New Jersey records the most Quanikas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Quanika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–1996 (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 Quanika 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.