Nandika
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning one who brings joy or delight.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nandika by the numbers
Nandika was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nandika. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nanditadelighted; joyful; feminine form of nandan7 in the US (2017)
- Nadiahope; from nadezhda777 in the US (2017)
- Nainikaeyes31 in the US (2017)
- Nadiyahope; variant of Nadine6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nadirarare, precious, uncommon5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nandijoy, delight, happiness19 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean joy
Like Nandika, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Nandika
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