Niharika
Girl · Sanskrit
Niharika is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Niharika mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Niharika a girl's or a boy's name?
Niharika is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niharika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 150% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Niharika, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Niharika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Niharika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Niharika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Niharika, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Niharika in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niharika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
Names like Niharika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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