Nishika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ni-SHEE-ka
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #11,928 for girls
Nishika is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
Where does Nishika come from?
Sanskrit: Indian name, perhaps related to nisha 'night'
Is Nishika a girl's or a boy's name?
Nishika is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nishika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 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, 4 girls in the UK were named Nishika, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 girls.
2025 had more girls named Nishika than any year since 2015.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Nishika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Nishika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 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, 7 girls in the US were named Nishika, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2013, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Nishika in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nishika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Nishika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Anvika Divisha Akshara Viha Navya Varnika Nirvana Saanvika Radhika Krisha Avira
Names related to Nishika
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Nishika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nishika, updated 20 October 2026.