Indika
Indika is a name with a single cultural origin: Sinhalese.
- Sinhalese
Meaning & Origin of Indika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Indika is a name with a single cultural origin: Sinhalese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Sinhalese
The Story of Indika
The earliest SSA record of Indika as a baby girl name dates back to 1994, when 7 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Indika — #11,085 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Indikas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 60 Indikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Indika
Indika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Indika's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #11,085. Use the chart and map above to compare Indika's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.