Harika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hah-REE-kah
Harika is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Harika mean?
Turkish harika 'wonderful', or an Indian name from Sanskrit
Either the Turkish word for wonderful or an Indian name of Sanskrit origin, popular among Telugu speakers.
Is Harika a girl's or a boy's name?
Harika is a girls' name.
How popular is Harika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Harika in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Harika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Harika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Anvika, Akshara, Advika, Saanvi, Anika, Radhika, Ishika, Avani, Varnika, Nirvana, Divisha
Names related to Harika
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Harika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harika, updated 20 October 2026.