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Shikha
How to Pronounce Shikha
Pronounced SHEE-kah /ΛΚiΛkΙΛ/Medium
Meaning: Shikha is a Sanskrit feminine name meaning 'flame,' 'peak,' or 'crest,' and also 'a tuft or lock of hair.' The unifying sense is a rising point or tip - a flame's tongue, a mountain's summit - which makes it a bright, aspirational girl's name across India.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Shikha is an inherited Sanskrit name, not a coinage, meaning 'flame,' 'peak,' or 'crest.' It came into US Social Security records with South Asian immigration in the late twentieth century, borne by Indian-American families who kept it as a heritage name rather than adapting it to an American style.
It was never common in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the mid-1990s. A girl named Shikha then is around thirty today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shikha mean?
It is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning 'flame,' 'peak,' or 'crest,' from shikha.
How do you pronounce Shikha?
It is said SHEE-kah /ΛΚiΛkΙΛ/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Shikha a boy or girl name?
Shikha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shikha?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.