Denika
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #2,838 in 1977
0 babies were named Denika in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1970–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryDenika first shows up in US birth records in 1970, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 55 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1977, when it reached #2,838.
About the name Denika
Denika is a girl name of Slavic origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ika”. US birth records list Denika for girls from 1970 to 2016, in 38 of those 47 years. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked #2,838 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2016, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Slavic names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0 | 100,200 girls |
| 1980s | 11 | 95,238 girls |
| 1990s | 7.8 | 128,700 girls |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 427,350 girls |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1,129,032 girls |
Other spellings of Denika
More Slavic girl names
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Questions about the name Denika
What is the origin of the name Denika?
Denika has Slavic roots in our records. Other Slavic names include Valentina, Natalie, Natalia.
Is Denika a boy or girl name?
Denika is a girl name.
How popular is the name Denika?
Denika is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2016. It peaked at #2,838 in 1977.