Girl name Swahili origin Multiple tradition

Kanika

kah-NEE-kah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Black cloth or beautiful.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
virtue · color
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#14285
2024 births6
Peak year1978
First appeared1973
Total US births1,248
1978 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Kani
Alternate spellings
Kanikah

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