How Many People Are Named Janika?
An estimated 742 people in the United States have the first name Janika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Janika peaked in popularity in 1991 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Janika 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 Janika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
742
About 1 in 461,933 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1991
38 births
Total Registered
779
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Janika
Janika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 779 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Janika as a female name
Ranked #12,781 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1991 (38 births)
Janika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Janika span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 264 babies were registered. Janika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Janika by Decade
How has Janika 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.
Janika by State
Birth registrations for Janika span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Georgia, California. The lowest are in Florida, California, Georgia. On average, about 8 Janikas were registered per state.
Janika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Janika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Janika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Janika?
We estimate approximately 742 people named Janika 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 461,933 Americans share this first name.
Is Janika a common name?
Janika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 779 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Janika most popular?
Janika reached peak popularity in 1991, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Janika is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Janika a female name?
Janika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Janika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Janika Smith, Janika Johnson, Janika 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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