Recorded 1974–1981 Girls' name Peak 1976 59 births

Tanikia — girls' name

59 babies named Tanikia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s531980s6
1970s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Tanikia was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tanikia in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanikia

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Tanikia between 1974 and 1981, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanikia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanikia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tanikia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanikia 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 59 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.

Tanikia at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

59

Since 1974

8 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1974

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tanikia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1974

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
567891011 1981197919781977197619751974 9

Tanikia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 90% of Tanikia's all-time total
1970s531980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanikia?
59 babies have been named Tanikia since 1974. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Tanikia most popular?
Tanikia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tanikia been used?
Tanikia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 8 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Tanikia?
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.

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, 1974–1981 (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.