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girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Radhika

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,631 Trend ↑ Rising 117%

Radhika is an Indian female given name from the alternative name of Radha, Hindu goddess and eternal consort of Krishna.

Rank 2025
#3,631
among girls · ↑1,363 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
42
named Radhika · +56% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,268
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
43 babies
All-time total
1,128
#6,896 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Radhika popularity over time

1,128 babies have been named Radhika since 1966, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #7,342
1970s 83 8 +1560% #4,647
1980s 148 15 +78% #4,090
1990s 308 31 +108% #3,140
2000s 293 29 -5% #3,205
2010s 175 18 -40% #5,076
2020s (to 2025) 116 19 +10% #3,631

Where Radhika is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 47 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 57 0.04 outside top 500
2029 62 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Radhika

Radhika is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,631 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 1,128 American babies have been named Radhika. Its peak came in 2000, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Radhika stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Radhika?

The median living Radhika is about 25 years old; half are between 15 and 33. An estimated 1,100 people named Radhika are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Radhika year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 42 #3,631
2024 27 #4,994
2023 15 #7,560
2022 10 #10,235
2021 12 #8,871
2020 10 #10,101
2019 16 #7,264
2018 14 #8,062
2017 9 #11,414
2016 19 #6,615
2015 17 #7,200
2014 12 #9,415
2013 18 #6,956
2012 22 #6,072
2011 20 #6,513
2010 28 #5,076
2009 31 #4,783
2008 29 #5,111
2007 21 #6,499
2006 21 #6,298
2005 20 #6,187
2004 33 #4,256
2003 30 #4,391
2002 33 #3,955
2001 32 #4,006
2000 43 #3,205
1995 32 #3,476
1990 18 #5,223
1985 12 #5,944
1980 13 #5,457
1975 6 #8,735
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Famous people named Radhika

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Radhika Apte Radhika Apte Indian actress (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Radhika, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Radhika?

The median living Radhika is about 25 years old. Half of all living Radhikas are between 15 and 33 years old.

How many people named Radhika are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Radhika are alive in the United States, based on 1,128 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Radhika mean?

Radhika is an Indian female given name from the alternative name of Radha, Hindu goddess and eternal consort of Krishna.

How popular is the name Radhika in 2025?

Radhika ranked #3,631 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Radhika?

1,128 babies have been named Radhika in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Radhika most popular?

Radhika peaked in 2000, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Radhika a boy or girl name?

Radhika is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Radhika rising or falling?

Radhika is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Radhika become more popular?

Radhika is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 girls named Radhika in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Radhika?

Well-known people named Radhika include Radhika Apte (actor).

Names like Radhika

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