Vanika is a variant of Vanessa. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a butterfly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vanika is a variant of Vanessa. An origin associated with Vanessa is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vanika through the years
Babies since 1880
21
0 boys · 21 girls
Most popular year
1990
6 babies
2025
5
#17,102 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Vanika in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1978–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,102 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.