Janika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- YAH-nee-kah
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Janika is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
Where does Janika come from?
Hebrew: likely from Jan, a form of John, as used in Finland and Estonia
Is Janika a girl's or a boy's name?
Janika is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Janika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Janika, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1991, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Janika in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Janika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 31 | #3,431 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 33 | #2,658 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 26 | #3,253 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 20 | #3,406 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
Names like Janika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aviva Anika Radhika Priya Krisha Anja Anya Saanvika Anvika Dhara Divisha Anisha
Names related to Janika
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Janika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/janika, updated 20 October 2026.