The first name Shanika
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /ʃəˈniːkə/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From Sinhalese ශානිකා (śānikā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Shanika last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 11 births (#1,543).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shanika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shanika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 9 girls born in the United States were named Shanika, the 10,973rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1979, when 410 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.
Questions
- What does the name Shanika mean?
- From Sinhalese ශානිකා (śānikā).
- How popular is the name Shanika?
- In 2016, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Shanika, ranking 4,763rd. Its peak was 1997, with 11 births.
- Is Shanika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,610 US babies named Shanika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shanika most popular?
- 1979 in the United States, when 410 babies were named Shanika, its highest rank at 495th.
- How do you pronounce Shanika?
- Shanika is /ʃəˈniːkə/, 3 syllables.