Total births
115
Girls' name · since 1975
Tanicka
115 babies named Tanicka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 115
- total births
- 1975–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Tanicka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 115 recorded since 1975.
Tanicka has 115 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 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1994.
- 115 total births
- 1975–1994 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
115 girls have been named Tanicka since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.
- 115
- total births
- 1975–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Tanicka was born in this single decade.
1975
Single peak year
15 babies were named Tanicka in 1975 - its busiest year on record.
Tanicka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanicka's full recorded timeline at 1982, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanicka at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1975
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Tanicka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1994
- Peak year (1975)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tanicka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Tanicka's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tanicka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
49 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 49 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tanicka? ▼
Tanicka has been given to 115 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 15 babies were born in 1975, its single highest year.
When was Tanicka most popular? ▼
Tanicka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Tanicka been used? ▼
Tanicka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tanicka? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Tanicka's data
- Tanicka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tanicka
Nearby Names Like Tanicka
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tanicka
Tanya Girl
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Tania Girl
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Tanisha Girl
#5048 19,340 births
Tana Girl
#8032 9,274 births
Tanesha Girl
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Compare Tanicka side by side: Tanicka vs Tanya Tanicka vs Tania Tanicka vs Tanisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tanicka: Baby Name Since 1975 - 115 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tanicka. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tanicka 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 July 2026.