How Many People Are Named Kanika?
An estimated 1,172 people in the United States have the first name Kanika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Kanika peaked in popularity in 1978 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kanika 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 Kanika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,172
About 1 in 292,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1978
95 births
Total Registered
1,248
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kanika
Kanika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,248 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kanika as a female name
Ranked #14,285 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (95 births)
Kanika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kanika span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 500 babies were registered. Kanika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kanika by Decade
How has Kanika 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.
Kanika by State
Birth registrations for Kanika span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Michigan. The lowest are in New Jersey, Mississippi, North Carolina. On average, about 19 Kanikas were registered per state.
Kanika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kanika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kanika
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Kanika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kanika?
We estimate approximately 1,172 people named Kanika 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 292,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Kanika a common name?
Kanika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,248 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kanika most popular?
Kanika reached peak popularity in 1978, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kanika is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kanika a female name?
Kanika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kanika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kanika Smith, Kanika Johnson, Kanika 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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