Ritika
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning small stream; flowing water.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Ritika by the numbers
Ritika was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 48 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ritika. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rithikamusical note or melody6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rivkato bind; hebrew form of Rebecca335 in the US (2017)
- Rishikaone who sees, a sage or seer5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rifkato bind or join; form of rebecca13 in the US (2017)
- Rutilareddish or golden; feminine form of Rutilus10 in the US (2017)
- Ruhikaradiant; shining with light8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean water
Like Ritika, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Mayaillusion; mother; water1,259 in England and Wales (2025)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brookesmall stream1,616 in the US (2017)
- Taliagod's dew; form of Thalia or Natalia260 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendraclear water; from a place name734 in the US (2017)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ritika
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