Shikha Popularity by Year
Follow Shikha across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Shikha birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Girls | 6 | #13,799 | Up 1,883 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 5 | #15,682 | Down 1,558 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 6 | #14,124 | Down 3,258 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 9 | #10,866 | Up 1,065 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 8 | #11,931 | Up 1,219 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 7 | #13,150 | Down 1,893 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 9 | #11,257 | Up 1,019 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 8 | #12,276 | Down 817 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 9 | #11,459 | Up 3,946 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 6 | #15,405 | Down 1,481 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 7 | #13,924 | Down 3,313 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 10 | #10,611 | Down 2,281 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 13 | #8,330 | Up 2,360 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 9 | #10,690 | Up 3,154 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 6 | #13,844 | Down 1,657 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 7 | #12,187 | Down 2,836 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 10 | #9,351 | Up 3,803 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 6 | #13,154 | Down 4,349 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 10 | #8,805 | Up 1,317 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 8 | #10,122 | Up 714 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 7 | #10,836 | Down 4,444 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 14 | #6,392 | Up 705 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 12 | #7,097 | Up 3,491 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 7 | #10,588 | Up 2,729 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 5 | #13,317 | Down 4,729 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 9 | #8,588 | Up 4,370 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 5 | #12,958 | Down 6,427 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 12 | #6,531 | Up 1,860 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 8 | #8,391 | Down 404 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 8 | #7,987 | Up 331 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 7 | #8,318 | Up 826 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 6 | #9,144 | Down 3,320 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 11 | #5,824 | Up 1,645 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 8 | #7,469 | — |