Radhika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RAH-dhi-ka
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,576 for girls
Radhika is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “success, prosperity”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 3,576th for girls in the US (42 babies).
What does Radhika mean?
Sanskrit: form of Radha
“success, prosperity”
A form of Radha, the cowherd girl beloved of Krishna in Hindu devotion.
Is Radhika a girl's or a boy's name?
Radhika is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 42 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Radhika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 93% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Radhika, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 31 girls.
Half of all the girls named Radhika in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Radhika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 25 | #947 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 31 | #822 |
| 1996 | 30 | #816 |
How popular is Radhika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,576among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 38,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 110% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 42 girls in the US were named Radhika, making it the 3,576th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. Its busiest year was 2000, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Radhika than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Radhika in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Radhika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #3,576 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4,890 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 43 | #3,165 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 37 | #3,298 |
| 1997 | 38 | #3,102 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 30 | #3,575 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Nicknames for Radhika
- Radha 11 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Radhika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Divisha Akshara Priya Varnika Viha Krisha Anvika Prisha Saanvika Anisha Avira Hanvika
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, “Radhika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/radhika, updated 20 October 2026.