girl's name
Jenika
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,061
Jenika is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 31 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Jenika over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 62 |
| 1980s | 173 |
| 1990s | 190 |
| 2000s | 214 |
| 2010s | 185 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 90 |
How popular is Jenika?
In 2025, Jenika was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jenika is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jenika
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jenika also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jenika over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jenika
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jenika — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jenika
How popular is the name Jenika?
In 2025, Jenika was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jenika a girl's or a boy's name?
Jenika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jenika most popular?
Jenika peaked in 2013, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jenika a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jenika currently ranks #3,465 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.