Radhika
Feminine · “prosperity”
Radhika is an affectionate form of Radha, the woman at the center of the Krishna devotional tradition — and in that tradition she is not a consort but the model of love itself.
How old is the name Radhika?
Radhika first appears in US birth records in 1966 — 59 years ago. The typical Radhika alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 1,100 people named Radhika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Radhika most popular?
Radhika peaked in 1997, reaching #3105 nationally. Today it ranks #3577, 472 places below that high. See the whole 1997 chart.
Where it comes from
From radha to Radhika
The story of Radhika
Radha appears in the later devotional literature rather than the earliest texts, and the Krishna traditions of Bengal and Braj put her at their center — the poems make her love the highest form of devotion and treat her as the soul in relation to God. Radhika is her affectionate name. It has been in wide use across India for centuries and reaches American records with families from the north, west and south alike.
Meaning
prosperity, success
From Sanskrit radha, generally read as prosperity or accomplishment, built on a root meaning to succeed or to please; Radhika is the diminutive, used affectionately for the same figure.
How the name formed
- radha
- Radhika
Related forms: Radhika · Radha · Radhika
Pronouncing Radhika
RAH-dhi-kah
Three syllables, first stressed. The dh is a single breathy consonant English does not have.
Nicknames for Radhika
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1966
- Most girls named
- 200043 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3105reached in 1997
- Change vs 2024
- +55.6%42 in 2025, from 27
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Radhika in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Radhika in Hindi — transliteration
- Radha in Sanskrit — related form
- Radhika in Tamil — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New Jersey.
Radhikas among us
people named Radhika are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 38,268 born in 2025 was named Radhika
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Estrellita test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Radhika's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Estrellita climbed just as high around 1951, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Estrellita's path sketches the road Radhika is walking now.
Radhika sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Radhika is headed
Radhika looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 33% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Radhika beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Radhika in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning and one of the most-loved figures in Indian devotional literature behind it.
- Radha stands behind it as a shorter and equally established option.
- Very widely recognized across India.
- The dh is a genuine Indian consonant that English lacks and will be flattened to a d.
- Seven letters and three syllables is a fair amount for early handwriting.
- Radhika, Radhica and Radika are all in transliteration use.
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Frequently asked
- How many Radhikas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Radhika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Radhika in 2025?
- Radhika ranks #3577 among US girl names in 2025, with 42 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Radhika?
- About 1 in every 38,268 US girls born in 2025 was named Radhika — 42 in all.
- Will my child share the name Radhika with classmates?
- Radhika will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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