Girls' name · since 1973
Wanika
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Wanika, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wanika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Wanika recorded 46 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.
- #36,075 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanika ranks #36,075 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,075 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Wanika's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wanika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wanika splits its recorded history at 1980: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wanika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1990)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Wanika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (20 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Wanika's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Wanika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wanika's data
- Wanika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wanika: 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 (~36 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, 1973–2009 (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 Wanika 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.