Given name & surname
Shikha
“flame burning brightly”·“a fiery man”
Shikha is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “flame burning brightly” (Indian) and “a fiery man” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “flame burning brightly” (Indian) and “a fiery man” (Indian). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shikha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 278
- 0 boys · 278 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,674 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.
Shikha’s family of names
Shikha has a related form in Shekha. Shikha has a related form in Shikhah. Shikha has a related form in Shikkha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shikha
- Shikha UberoiIndian-American tennis playerborn 1983
- Shikha TandonIndian swimmerborn 1985
- Shikha Gautambadminton playerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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