Shanika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shuh-NEE-kuh
- Origin
- Modern
Shanika is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Shanika come from?
Modern: Sha- with the -nika ending; also a Sri Lankan name
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Is Shanika a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanika is a girls' name.
How popular is Shanika in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanika in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shanika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Shanika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 410 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Shanika in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shanika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 40 | #3,185 |
| 1998 | 56 | #2,458 |
| 1997 | 65 | #2,135 |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,838 |
| 1995 | 105 | #1,498 |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,377 |
| 1993 | 178 | #1,032 |
| 1992 | 250 | #802 |
| 1991 | 289 | #721 |
| 1990 | 288 | #725 |
| 1989 | 284 | #698 |
| 1988 | 271 | #703 |
| 1987 | 296 | #638 |
| 1986 | 233 | #747 |
| 1985 | 269 | #672 |
| 1984 | 277 | #635 |
| 1983 | 275 | #627 |
| 1982 | 288 | #624 |
| 1981 | 257 | #675 |
| 1980 | 262 | #672 |
| 1979 | 410 | #493 |
| 1978 | 257 | #638 |
| 1977 | 188 | #796 |
| 1976 | 129 | #988 |
| 1975 | 106 | #1,100 |
| 1974 | 66 | #1,486 |
| 1973 | 27 | #2,629 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,523 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
Names like Shanika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvika, Radhika, Priya, Hanvika, Divisha, Anvika, Krisha, Akshara, Advika, Tanvika, Anisha, Viha
Names related to Shanika
Shanice, Shaniqua, Shaniece, Shanique, Shannice, Sanika, Sonika, Shanik, Shaneka, Shanequa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shanika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanika, updated 20 October 2026.