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Girl name

Shikha

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Shikha has been given to about 278 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 274
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shikha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time278

How popular is Shikha?

Its best year was 1996, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 6688th. The typical living American called Shikha is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Shikha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shira0.69
  2. Trisha0.62
  3. Shiela0.64
  4. Tisha0.62
  5. Kisha0.62
  6. Isha0.62
  7. Misha0.62
  8. Alisha0.57

Middle names for Shikha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shikha Josephine0.84
  2. Shikha Rose0.83
  3. Shikha Louise0.83
  4. Shikha June0.82
  5. Shikha Pearl0.82
  6. Shikha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Shikha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Nathanaelbrother · 0.72
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.72
  3. Ilianasister · 0.71
  4. Palomasister · 0.70
  5. Noebrother · 0.70
  6. Tianasister · 0.70

Where Shikha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shikha White0.78
    2. Shikha Reyes0.78
    3. Shikha Nguyen0.78
    4. Shikha Moore0.78
    5. Shikha Lee0.78
    6. Shikha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shikha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.