Ritika
Ritika is a name with a single cultural origin: Hindi.
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Ritika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ritika is a name with a single cultural origin: Hindi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
The Story of Ritika
Ritika first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 48 Ritikas were born — ranking #2,963 that year. As of 2026, Ritika ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 571 Ritikas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Ritika
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ritika is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Critica
- Urtica
- Retic
- Rhetic
- Retick
- Rustica
- Erotica
- Riddick
- Ridic
- Rhotic
- Ruzicka
- Pratica
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ritika
Ritika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 571 births in the dataset. Ritika's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #2,963. Use the chart and map above to compare Ritika'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.