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Jenika

Girl

Meaning of Jenika: Modern American coinage

Jenika is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 10543rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#10543

8 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

914

First recorded 1974 · peak 2013

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 21 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 22 babies1984: 18 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 27 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 28 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 18 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 18 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 18 babies2019: 11 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 18 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 15 babies2024: 19 babies2025: 8 babies
US babies named Jenika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 31.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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