Vanshika
A feminine name of Indian origin meaning "daughter of the lineage".
Name Census estimates that about 266 living Americans carry the first name Vanshika. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Vanshika today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Vanshika births was 2010 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Vanshika. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Vanshika with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
266
~ 1 in 1,288,550 Americans
Peak year
2010
20 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,246
Tracked since 1999
Census
Vanshika in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 386 people with the first name Vanshika, which placed it at #24,794 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,794
National first-name rank
People counted
386
386 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
93.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Vanshika
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vanshika is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (3.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Vanshika described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Vanshika at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander93.3% · 360
- White3.4% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 7
- Black or African American0.5% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 2
- Two or more races0.5% · 2
Popularity
Vanshika: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Vanshika from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 133 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Vanshika by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Vanshika during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Vanshikas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Vanshika
The name Vanshika has its origins in the Sanskrit language, which is one of the oldest Indo-Aryan languages spoken in ancient India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word "vansha," which means lineage or family. This suggests that Vanshika was initially used as a name to signify one's lineage or connection to a particular family or clan.
While the exact time period of the name's origin is uncertain, it is believed to have been in use during the ancient Vedic period in India, which spans from around 1500 BCE to 500 BCE. During this time, the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, were composed, and many names with Sanskrit roots were commonly used.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Vanshika can be found in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata, which dates back to around the 8th or 9th century BCE. In the epic, there is a character named Vanshika who was the son of King Drupada.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Vanshika. One such person was Vanshika Kumari, a 16th-century Indian princess and poet from the Rajput kingdom of Marwar (now in Rajasthan). She was known for her skill in composing poetry and her works were widely appreciated during her time.
Another prominent figure with the name Vanshika was Vanshika Nath Renoj, an Indian social reformer and educator who lived in the early 20th century (1887-1965). She was a pioneer in promoting women's education and founded several schools and educational institutions in northern India.
In the realm of literature, Vanshika Pradhan was a renowned Indian writer and novelist who authored several novels and short stories in the latter half of the 20th century (1932-2011). Her works often explored themes of social injustice and the lives of marginalized communities.
Additionally, Vanshika Shekhar was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer who lived from 1942 to 2018. She was highly acclaimed for her contributions to the Kathak dance form and was honored with several prestigious awards, including the Padma Shri and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Lastly, Vanshika Kapoor is a contemporary Indian actress who has appeared in several Bollywood films and television shows since the early 2000s. She is known for her roles in movies like "Dostana" and "Befikre."
People
Vanshika + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Vanshika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Vanshika: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vanshika?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 266 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Vanshika going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,288,550 US residents.
Is Vanshika a common name?
We classify Vanshika as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 269 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Vanshika most popular?
The single biggest year for Vanshika was 2010, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Vanshika is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Vanshika in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 386 people with the name Vanshika, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,794 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Vanshika in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Vanshika?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Vanshika appears almost entirely female. Of the 391 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Vanshika?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vanshika is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (3.4%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Vanshika most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Vanshika in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.3% (360 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Vanshika in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Vanshika a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Vanshika in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Vanshika still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Vanshika in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Vanshika can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Vanshika?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Vanshika at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.