The first name Tanika
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tanika last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1999, with 17 births (#1,160).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tanika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tanika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2016, 7 girls born in the United States were named Tanika, the 14,192nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 314 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
- How popular is the name Tanika?
- In 2022, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tanika, ranking 5,669th. Its peak was 1999, with 17 births.
- Is Tanika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,522 US babies named Tanika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tanika most popular?
- 1982 in the United States, when 314 babies were named Tanika, its highest rank at 582nd.