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Latika

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How to Pronounce Latika

Pronounced luh-TEE-kuh /ləˈtiː.kə/Medium

Meaning: Latika is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning a small climbing plant, a creeper or vine (from lata, 'creeper'), an image of delicate, twining growth. The same letters also read to American ears as a La- prefix name of the era, so the name has both a heritage and a coinage life. The Sanskrit meaning is the documented one.Low

In 30 seconds: Latika is a Sanskrit name for a small vine or creeper, also heard as a La- coinage. A rare girl's name of the early nineteen-eighties (said luh-TEE-kuh).
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Origin MediumSanskrit, American
MeaningLatika is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning a small climbing plant, a creeper or vine (from lata, 'creeper'), an image of delicate, twining growth. The same letters also read to American ears as a La- prefix name of the era, so the name has both a heritage and a coinage life. The Sanskrit meaning is the documented one.
U.S. rank (2014)#18044 ↗ Rising
2014 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1981
Total births (all-time)≈ 474
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198919712014

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Latika is a Sanskrit name for a slender creeping vine, carried to the United States both by South Asian families and by the American vogue for La- names in the nineteen-seventies and eighties. Its documented meaning is the vine; its sound also fit the coinage trend. Later a film character named Latika gave it fresh visibility.

It stayed rare, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year around 1981 and remaining uncommon. A girl named Latika then is in her forties now.

Did you know? In Sanskrit Latika means a little creeping vine, from lata; the name later reached a wide audience through a lead character in the film Slumdog Millionaire.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Latika — Sanskrit lata 'creeper'; Latika 'small vine'; also La- coinage; Slumdog Millionaire character

Variations

LataLaticaLathika

Nicknames

LatiTika

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Latika mean?

Latika is a Sanskrit name meaning a 'small creeper' or 'vine'; it is also heard as a La- coinage.

How do you pronounce Latika?

It's said luh-TEE-kuh /ləˈtiː.kə/, three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Latika a boy or girl name?

Latika is used as a girl's name.

Is Latika a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, most visible around the early nineteen-eighties.

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