Is Denika a boy or girl name?

Denika is a girl’s name. Of the 528 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Denika

Recorded 1970–2016 · United States

Denika was most popular in 1977, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,468 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 528 people named Denika.

Denika over time

Births per year. The dot marks Denika’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Denika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Denika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 528 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org