Girls' name · since 1974
Samika
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 343 babies named Samika, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samika is the #12194 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 343 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samika has been recorded 343 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #12194 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #14,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,194 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 343 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samika ranks #14,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,194 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 343 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samika's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Samika compares
343 48th 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
Samika's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 343 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samika splits its recorded history at 2002: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Samika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Samika's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Samika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (29% of all-time use).
Samika by state
Where Samika concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.8% |
13 of 343 births nationwide.
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What to do with Samika's data
- Samika's decade-level peak was the 2010s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Samikas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Samika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Samika 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.