Rithika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RI-thi-ka
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
Rithika is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies).
Where does Rithika come from?
Sanskrit: spelling of Ritika; derivation uncertain
Is Rithika a girl's or a boy's name?
Rithika is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rithika in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Rithika, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rithika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Rithika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
How popular is Rithika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Rithika in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rithika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 36 | #4,212 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Rithika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Radhika Divisha Akshara Anvika Varnika Viha Krisha Saanvika Avira Hanvika Vihana
Names related to Rithika
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, “Rithika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rithika, updated 20 October 2026.