Kanika

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A few things about Kanika you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kanika

Kanika Kapoor

Indian singer

Choose Kanika and your child shares a first name with Kanika Kapoor, an Indian singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kanika, like who?” Kanika Kapoor's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 270,270 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kanika, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kanika would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKanika first shows up in US birth records in 1973, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 52 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1978, when it ranked #1,281. Today it's #13,208, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendKanika has slipped 3,662 places over the last five years and now sits at #13,208. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Kanika

Kanika is a girl name of English origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ika”. US birth records list Kanika for girls from 1973 to 2025, in 49 of those 53 years. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked #1,281 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #13,208, with 6 babies.

Origin:English names