Sarika
Feminine · “myna bird”
Sarika is a Sanskrit name for the myna, the clever talking bird of Indian poetry and story. It is three syllables, bright and quick, and it came to America with Indian families.
How old is the name Sarika?
Sarika first appears in US birth records in 1974 — 51 years ago. The typical Sarika alive today was born around 1997, making them about 28 years old. About 500 people named Sarika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Sarika most popular?
Sarika peaked in 1982, reaching #4347 nationally. See the whole 1982 chart.
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Where it comes from
From sārikā to Sarika
The story of Sarika
In Indian literature the parrot and the myna are the two talking birds, and stories pair them as a couple who debate love and loyalty, the parrot speaking for men and the myna for women. The myna's name, sārikā, became a girl's name, familiar in India and carried by a well-known film actress. Indian families brought it to America, where other families may have reached the same letters by adding an ending to Sara.
Meaningscholars disagree
myna bird
In Sanskrit, sārikā is the myna, a bird known for mimicking speech. In America, Sarika may also be a build on Sara with an ending, and the record does not say which.
How the name formed
- sārikā
- Sarika
Related forms: Sarika · Sārikā
Pronouncing Sarika
SAH-rih-kuh
Stress on the first syllable.
Nicknames for Sarika
Limited
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
- 1974
- Most girls named
- 199621 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4347reached in 1982
- Change vs 2021
- +66.7%10 in 2023, from 6
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.
Sarika in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Sarika in Hindi — same name
- Sārikā in Sanskrit — same name
Sarikas among us
people named Sarika are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Sarika sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its meaning is lively and unusual.
- It is short and easy to spell.
- English speakers may say suh-REE-kuh.
- Few will know the myna meaning without being told.
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Frequently asked
- How many Sarikas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Sarika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Sarika in 2025?
- Sarika is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Sarika with classmates?
- Sarika will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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