Yashika
A feminine name of Hindu origin meaning "glory" or "fame".
Name Census estimates that about 683 living Americans carry the first name Yashika. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yashika today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yashika births was 1982 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yashika. 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 Yashika with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
683
~ 1 in 501,837 Americans
Peak year
1982
33 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,451
Tracked since 1972
Census
Yashika in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 654 people with the first name Yashika, which placed it at #17,030 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
#17,030
National first-name rank
People counted
654
654 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
52.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yashika
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yashika is Asian/Pacific Islander at 52.9%. The next largest groups are Black (44.5%) and White (0.9%). 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 Yashika 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 Yashika at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander52.9% · 346
- Black or African American44.5% · 291
- White0.9% · 6
- Two or more races0.8% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 3
Popularity
Yashika: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yashika from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 189 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Yashika remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yashika 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 Yashika during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yashikas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Texas, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Yashika, while Florida, Alabama, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yashika
The name Yashika has its origins in Sanskrit, an ancient classical language of the Indian subcontinent. It is believed to have emerged around the 2nd or 3rd century BCE, during the time of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.
Yashika is derived from the Sanskrit word "yash," which means glory, honor, or fame. The suffix "ika" is a diminutive form, indicating a smaller or more affectionate version of the root word. Therefore, the name Yashika can be interpreted as "little glory" or "little fame."
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Yashika can be found in the ancient Hindu text, the Mahabharata, which dates back to around the 8th or 9th century BCE. In this epic, Yashika is mentioned as the name of a character, though their role or significance is unclear.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Yashika. One such figure was Yashika Devi, a 10th-century Indian princess and warrior from the Chandela dynasty, known for her bravery and skill in battle.
Another prominent Yashika was Yashika Mishra, a 12th-century Indian poet and scholar who wrote extensively on topics ranging from philosophy to astronomy. Her works were highly influential during the medieval period in India.
In the 16th century, Yashika Nayak was a renowned architect and builder who oversaw the construction of several iconic temples and monuments in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, including the famous Virupaksha Temple in Hampi.
Moving forward in time, Yashika Sharma was a 19th-century Indian educationist and social reformer who dedicated her life to promoting education and empowerment for women in India. She founded several schools and advocated for women's rights during a time when such efforts were rare.
In more recent history, Yashika Dhawan was a 20th-century Indian classical dancer and choreographer, renowned for her contributions to the revival and preservation of traditional Indian dance forms like Kathak and Bharatanatyam.
People
Yashika + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yashika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yashika: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yashika?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 683 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yashika 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 501,837 US residents.
Is Yashika a common name?
We classify Yashika as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 710 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yashika most popular?
The single biggest year for Yashika was 1982, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yashika is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yashika in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 654 people with the name Yashika, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,030 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 Yashika 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 Yashika?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yashika appears almost entirely female. Of the 657 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Yashika?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yashika is Asian/Pacific Islander at 52.9%. The next largest groups are Black (44.5%) and White (0.9%). 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 Yashika most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Yashika in the 2020 Census, accounting for 52.9% (346 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 Yashika in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yashika a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yashika 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 Yashika still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yashika 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 Yashika 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 common is the name Yashika?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.