Recorded 1974–2023 Girls' name Peak 1996 538 births

Sarika — girls' name

538 babies named Sarika in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s521980s1131990s1402000s1332010s782020s22
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sarika was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sarika in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarika

The Social Security Administration has registered 538 babies named Sarika between 1974 and 2023, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sarika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarika in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 538 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sarika at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

538

Since 1974

50 years of records

Peak year

1996

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1974

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sarika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1974

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
21
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 202320162010200419981992198619801974 9

Sarika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
140 births that decade — 26% of Sarika's all-time total
1970s521980s1131990s1402000s1332010s782020s22

Sarika by state

Where Sarika concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sarika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 1.9%
#2 California
5 0.9%
New York share of Sarika's total US births 1.9%
Even split

10 of 538 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarika?
538 babies have been named Sarika since 1974. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 21 births.
When was Sarika most popular?
Sarika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Sarika most popular?
The top states for the name Sarika are New York (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sarika been used?
Sarika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 50 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sarika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.