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Niharika

Girl

Meaning of Niharika: Sanskrit: 'mist nebula'

Niharika is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9943rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9943

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

402

First recorded 1996 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 13 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 21 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 9 babies2022: 7 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Niharika per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 25.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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