Is Janika a boy or girl name?

Janika is a girl’s name. Of the 785 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Janika

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Janika was most popular in 1991, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,822 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 785 people named Janika.

Janika over time

Births per year. The dot marks Janika’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Janika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Janika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 785 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