How Many People Are Named Chanika?
An estimated 218 people in the United States have the first name Chanika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Chanika peaked in popularity in 1980 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chanika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
218
About 1 in 1,572,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1980
24 births
Total Registered
233
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanika
Chanika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 233 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chanika as a female name
Ranked #12,124 in 1996
6 female births in 1996
Peak: 1980 (24 births)
Chanika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanika span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 130 babies were registered. Chanika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chanika by Decade
How has Chanika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chanika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chanika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanika?
We estimate approximately 218 people named Chanika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,572,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanika a common name?
Chanika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 233 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanika most popular?
Chanika reached peak popularity in 1980, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanika is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanika a female name?
Chanika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanika Smith, Chanika Johnson, Chanika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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