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Shantika
How to Pronounce Shantika
Pronounced shan-TEE-kuh /ʃænˈtiː.kə/Low
Meaning: Shantika is a modern American coinage that joins the popular Shan- prefix with a -tika ending, in the family of Shantika, Tanika, and Nikita. Its opening happens to echo the Sanskrit shanti, 'peace,' though the name was built for melody rather than borrowed directly. The honest reading is a rhythmic invented name with a pleasant, faintly serene sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
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
Shantika belongs to the Shan- family of modern coinages, joining that prefix to a soft -tika ending. Its sound brushes against the Sanskrit shanti, 'peace,' but the name was made for rhythm rather than translated from it. We describe it honestly as a crafted, melodic name in a well-worn American pattern.
Shantika was never common, given to only about fourteen girls a year around 1990 before fading. A woman named Shantika is in her mid-thirties today, born in the peak years of the Shan- and -ika creations that flourished in that decade.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shantika mean?
It is a modern American coinage joining the prefix Shan- with a -tika ending; the opening also echoes the Sanskrit shanti, 'peace.'
How do you pronounce Shantika?
It is said shan-TEE-kuh /ʃænˈtiː.kə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Shantika a boy or girl name?
Shantika is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shantika?
It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak around nineteen-ninety.