How Many People Are Named Danika?
An estimated 10,379 people in the United States have the first name Danika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Danika peaked in popularity in 2007 with 709 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danika 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 Danika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,379
About 1 in 33,024 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2007
709 births
Total Registered
10,626
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danika
Danika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,626 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danika as a female name
Ranked #2,347 in 2024
78 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (709 births)
Danika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,623 babies were registered. Danika has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danika by Decade
How has Danika 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.
Danika by State
Birth registrations for Danika span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in Connecticut, Arkansas, North Dakota. On average, about 171 Danikas were registered per state.
Danika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danika
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Danika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danika?
We estimate approximately 10,379 people named Danika 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 33,024 Americans share this first name.
Is Danika a common name?
Danika is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,626 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danika most popular?
Danika reached peak popularity in 2007, when 709 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danika is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danika a female name?
Danika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danika Smith, Danika Johnson, Danika 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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