Given name
Shanika
“a woman from a settlement in Africa”
Shanika is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a woman from a settlement in Africa.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a woman from a settlement in Africa.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shanika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,610
- 11 boys · 5,599 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 410 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 410 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,484 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shanika’s family of names
Shanika has a related form in Shaneeka. Shanika has a related form in Shanica. Shanika has a related form in Shanieka.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 23
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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