Girls' name · since 1976
Sanika
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 442 babies named Sanika, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanika currently ranks #10301 among girls' names in America, with 442 babies recorded since 1976.
Sanika has 442 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10301 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #12,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 442 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanika ranks #12,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 442 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,745 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 442
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanika's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sanika compares
442 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Sanika's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 442 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sanika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sanika's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sanika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Sanika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (190 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Sanika's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Sanika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (43% of all-time use).
Sanika by state
Where Sanika concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 10.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 2.3% |
46 of 442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sanika's data
- Sanika's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sanikas (46 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sanika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Sanika 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.