Nishka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NISH-ka
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Nishka is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “gold ornament”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Nishka mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit nishka
“gold ornament”
In Vedic India a nishka was a gold ornament worn at the neck, and later a gold coin.
Is Nishka a girl's or a boy's name?
Nishka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nishka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Nishka, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2010, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nishka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Nishka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Nishka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Nishka, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Nishka in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nishka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 26 | #5,125 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4,766 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3,469 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Nishka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Navya, Viha, Arya, Krisha, Aadhya, Saanvi, Aarya, Anvika, Priya, Dhyana, Divisha
Names related to Nishka
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
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, “Nishka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nishka, updated 20 October 2026.