Kanika is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1978 and has since faded.
Kanika is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14,034 for girl births in the United States (and #23,361 across all names), given to 6 babies. Kanika was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1978 (95 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #14,034 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,332 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #14,268 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #16,473 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #9,895 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #14,650 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #10,990 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | #11,137 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #9,738 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #13,785 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #12,567 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #15,895 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,757 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,946 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #18,945 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #18,996 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,348 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #10,287 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #17,010 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | #7,237 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,501 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,512 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #5,773 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,526 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #5,312 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | #4,509 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #4,758 |
| 1994 | 22 | — | #4,606 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #3,378 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #4,606 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | #3,871 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,752 |
| 1989 | 27 | — | #3,729 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #3,837 |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #3,374 |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #4,102 |
| 1985 | 39 | — | #2,511 |
| 1984 | 38 | — | #2,493 |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #2,746 |
| 1982 | 32 | — | #2,864 |
| 1981 | 60 | — | #1,834 |
| 1980 | 59 | — | #1,850 |
| 1979 | 70 | — | #1,614 |
| 1978 | 95 | — | #1,284 |
| 1977 | 88 | — | #1,318 |
| 1976 | 73 | — | #1,435 |
| 1975 | 76 | — | #1,388 |
| 1974 | 61 | — | #1,568 |
| 1973 | 37 | — | #2,150 |