Given name
Tanica
“queen of the fairies”
Tanica is a variant of Tanika. One American interpretation is “queen of the fairies.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tanica is a variant of Tanika. One American interpretation is “queen of the fairies.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tanica is a variant of Tanika. An origin associated with Tanika is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tanica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 253
- 0 boys · 253 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 23 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 8 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 237 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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