Feminine dossier · first seen 1973

Kanika

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kanika
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1978

Peak era

1978

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1973Peak 19782024

Peak year

1978

Decline from peak

93.7%

2024

All-time

1,248

Kanika is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1978, when 95 girls were named Kanika.

In 2024, only 6 girls were given the name.

Down 93.7% from its peak.

All told, about 1,248 Americans have been named Kanika and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1973.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1978

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