Danika

Meaning: Morning star
Origin: Variant of Danica · from Slavic mythology's personification of Venus (from Slavic)

Girl's name · #2550 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Danika's best rank, #454, came in 2007; it has stepped well back to #2550 today. Roughly 11,000 girls have been named Danika since 1966.

Across the states

See where Danika is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Danika ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,495 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,938 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,365 in Canada (2024).

Famous Danikas

Danika Yarosh — American actress
Danika Holbrook-Harris — American rower
Danika Mason — Australian TV sports journalist
Danika Pisconeri — Australian rules football player
Danika Brace — American football player and coach

What Danikas become

Among 23 notable people named Danika:

Sports figures appear 2.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danika Holbrook-Harris, American rower.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Danica (#1634), Danika would rank around #1183 with about 200 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Danica and Danika.

Similar names: Danica · Taya · Dania · Anika · Samarah · Mileena

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