Given name
Radhika
Radhika is a variant of Radha. One Hindi interpretation is “a successful woman; in Hinduism, one of Krishna's consorts.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Radhika is a variant of Radha. One Hindi interpretation is “a successful woman; in Hinduism, one of Krishna's consorts.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Radhika is a variant of Radha. An origin associated with Radha is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Radhika is a variant of Radha. The history of Radha gives this family its wider story. Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda celebrates the love of Radha and Krishna. Religious interpretations of Radha vary: she may represent the soul drawn toward the divine and is also worshipped as a goddess. Masculine use of Radha can instead shorten compound names beginning with Radha-.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Radhika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,128
- 0 boys · 1,128 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,631 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +56%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,631 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2000. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,601 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Radhika’s family of names
Radhika has a related form in Radha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Radhika
- Radhika ApteIndian actress (born 1985)
- Radhika MadanIndian actressborn 1995
- Radhika MenonIndian Navy officer
- Radhika JhaIndian novelistborn 1970
- Radhika KhannaIndian American fashion designer1974–2022
- Radhika JonesAmerican magazine editorborn 1973
- Radhika ChandiramaniIndian clinical psychologist, writer and editorborn 1965
- Radhika Vemulaactivist for Dalit rights
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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