Girls' name · since 1974

Unika

Unika has 123 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

123
total births
1974–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade

Unika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 123 recorded since 1974.

Unika has 123 recorded births among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 1995.

  • 123 total births
  • 1974–1995 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

123 girls have been named Unika since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

123
total births
1974–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Unika was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

13 babies were named Unika in 1992 - its busiest year on record.

Unika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Unika's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Unika at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

123

Since 1974

22 years of records

Peak year

1992

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1974

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1995

Unika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1992)
13
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
468101214 19741976197819831987199119931995 10

Unika by decade

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

1990s was Unika's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Unika births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Unika?
Unika has been given to 123 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 13 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
When was Unika most popular?
Unika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Unika been used?
The SSA has tracked Unika since 1974 -- 22 years through the most recent 1995 data.
What names are similar to Unika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Unique, Unity, Uniqua, Unice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1974–1995 (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. "Unika: Baby Name Since 1974 - 123 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/unika. 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 Unika 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 June 2026.