The first name Danika
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A spelling variant of Danica, a female given name of Slavic origin.
A form of Danica.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Danika, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 28 births (#803).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Danika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Danika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 69 girls born in the United States were named Danika, the 2,550th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 709 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Danika
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Danika YaroshAmerican actress, born 1998
Questions
- What does the name Danika mean?
- A spelling variant of Danica, a female given name of Slavic origin.
- How popular is the name Danika?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Danika, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 1997, with 28 births.
- Is Danika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,697 US babies named Danika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Danika most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 709 babies were named Danika, its highest rank at 454th.
- What name is Danika a form of?
- Danika is a form of Danica.