Wanika — girls' name

What the Data Says About Wanika

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Wanika between 1973 and 2009, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wanika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wanika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wanika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wanika 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 46 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.