Tanika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-NEE-ka
- Origin
- Modern
Tanika is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tanika come from?
Modern: modern coinage, in the style of Tanisha
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Is Tanika a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanika is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanika in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tanika in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tanika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Tanika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 314 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Tanika in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 42 | #3,096 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 53 | #2,447 |
| 1996 | 53 | #2,420 |
| 1995 | 62 | #2,150 |
| 1994 | 64 | #2,119 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,759 |
| 1992 | 106 | #1,483 |
| 1991 | 111 | #1,435 |
| 1990 | 129 | #1,261 |
| 1989 | 173 | #992 |
| 1988 | 104 | #1,367 |
| 1987 | 120 | #1,202 |
| 1986 | 115 | #1,210 |
| 1985 | 144 | #1,042 |
| 1984 | 183 | #841 |
| 1983 | 223 | #734 |
| 1982 | 314 | #582 |
| 1981 | 188 | #833 |
| 1980 | 209 | #784 |
| 1979 | 260 | #668 |
| 1978 | 301 | #571 |
| 1977 | 274 | #612 |
| 1976 | 302 | #558 |
| 1975 | 256 | #615 |
| 1974 | 181 | #768 |
| 1973 | 107 | #1,074 |
| 1972 | 81 | #1,263 |
| 1971 | 38 | #2,137 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
Names like Tanika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika Tanvika Anisha Saanvika Hanvika Divisha Priya Krisha Anika Advika Akshara Anvika
Names related to Tanika
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, “Tanika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanika, updated 20 October 2026.