How Many People Are Named Tanikka?
An estimated 115 people in the United States have the first name Tanikka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Tanikka peaked in popularity in 1979 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanikka 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 Tanikka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
115
About 1 in 2,980,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1979
14 births
Total Registered
124
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanikka
Tanikka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 124 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tanikka as a female name
Ranked #15,201 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1979 (14 births)
Tanikka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanikka span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 61 babies were registered. Tanikka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tanikka by Decade
How has Tanikka 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.
Tanikka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanikka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tanikka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanikka?
We estimate approximately 115 people named Tanikka 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 2,980,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanikka a common name?
Tanikka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 124 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanikka most popular?
Tanikka reached peak popularity in 1979, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanikka is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanikka a female name?
Tanikka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanikka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanikka Smith, Tanikka Johnson, Tanikka 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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