Sarika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAH-ree-ka
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Sarika is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “myna bird”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sarika mean?
Sanskrit: from sarika, the myna bird
“myna bird”
From Sanskrit sarika, the myna, a talkative songbird often mentioned in Indian poetry and folk tales.
Is Sarika a girl's or a boy's name?
Sarika is a girls' name.
How popular is Sarika in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sarika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sarika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Sarika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Sarika in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sarika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
Names like Sarika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika Anisha Priya Akshara Isha Divisha Saanvika Krisha Varnika Aisha Nirvana Shreya
Names related to Sarika
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, “Sarika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sarika, updated 20 October 2026.