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Danika

100% girls · 69 born in 2025

Danika has been given to about 10,697 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,573
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danika per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 709
  • Born in 202569
  • All time10,697
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Danika?

Its best year was 2007, when 709 babies were given the name, ranking 454th. The typical living American called Danika is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Danika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Danica0.91
  2. Anika0.88
  3. Tanika0.88
  4. Annika0.84
  5. Dania0.81
  6. Danita0.81
  7. Shanika0.79
  8. Tamika0.75

Middle names for Danika

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danika Rose0.85
  2. Danika Louise0.85
  3. Danika June0.84
  4. Danika Pearl0.84
  5. Danika Quinn0.84
  6. Danika Nell0.84

Sibling names for Danika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.94
  2. Estrellasister · 0.94
  3. Ilianasister · 0.94
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.93
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  6. Brayanbrother · 0.92

Where Danika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Danika White0.80
  2. Danika Reyes0.80
  3. Danika Nguyen0.80
  4. Danika Moore0.80
  5. Danika Lee0.80
  6. Danika Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Danika

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Danika across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.