MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kanika mean?
Kanika comes from Sanskrit kaṇikā, a small particle or drop. Its formation is a feminine diminutive. The dictionary also records an ear of grain, giving the word an additional botanical sense.
Pronunciation
IAST: kaṇikā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कणिका
Letter-by-letter: kaṇikā
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कनिका
Letter-by-letter: kanikā
8,411 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kanika in Indian usage
18,295 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 18,098 records (98.9%).
- Recorded as male: 197 records (1.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 416 |
| 1960s | 1,180 |
| 1970s | 2,682 |
| 1980s | 6,491 |
| 1990s | 7,273 |
| Other decades | 253 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Assam | 4,098 |
| Tripura | 2,679 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,346 |
| Haryana | 2,323 |
| Punjab | 1,325 |
| Rajasthan | 1,218 |
| Jharkhand | 884 |
| Uttarakhand | 776 |
| Odisha | 688 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 684 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 601 |
| Bihar | 429 |
| Other states | 244 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Kanika / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Kanika; Table_6, C6727 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kanika; Table_6, C6727
- Monier-Williams, kaṇikā, p. 245,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.