Is Kanika a boy or girl name?

Kanika is a girl’s name. Of the 1,254 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kanika

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Kanika was most popular in 1978, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,087 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,254 people named Kanika.

Kanika over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanika’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanika a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanika is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,254 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kanika

Where Kanika is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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