Rishika
Girl · RISH-i-ka · Sanskrit
Rishika is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “female sage”. 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 Rishika mean?
Sanskrit: feminine of rishi 'seer, sage'
“female sage”
The Rigveda credits some hymns to women seers, or rishikas, such as Lopamudra and Ghosha.
- Say it
- RISH-i-ka
Is Rishika a girl's or a boy's name?
Rishika 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 Rishika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 88% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Rishika, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rishika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Rishika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Rishika in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Rishika, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Rishika in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rishika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4,979 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 30 | #4,804 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 30 | #4,483 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
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