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Danika

Girl

Meaning of Danika: Slavic: 'morning star'

Danika is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2449th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2449

69 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,697

First recorded 1966 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 59 babies1982: 81 babies1983: 81 babies1984: 76 babies1985: 84 babies1986: 90 babies1987: 110 babies1988: 144 babies1989: 211 babies1990: 219 babies19901991: 181 babies1992: 205 babies1993: 183 babies1994: 189 babies1995: 153 babies1996: 174 babies1997: 143 babies1998: 147 babies1999: 139 babies2000: 151 babies20002001: 157 babies2002: 160 babies2003: 150 babies2004: 182 babies2005: 298 babies2006: 509 babies2007: 709 babies2008: 648 babies2009: 659 babies2010: 579 babies20102011: 475 babies2012: 414 babies2013: 361 babies2014: 357 babies2015: 267 babies2016: 226 babies2017: 166 babies2018: 167 babies2019: 144 babies2020: 116 babies20202021: 115 babies2022: 115 babies2023: 87 babies2024: 78 babies2025: 69 babies
US babies named Danika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 709.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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