Girls' name · since 1978
Vanika
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Vanika, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #45,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vanika currently ranks #15414 among girls' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Vanika recorded 21 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #15414 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #45,715 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,414 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vanika ranks #45,715 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,414 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #45,715 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,414 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vanika's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Vanika compares
21 8th 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
Vanika's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vanika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vanika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vanika's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vanika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Vanika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Vanika's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Vanika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Vanika's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Vanika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Vanika 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.