MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kritika mean?
Kritika is a conventional name-form related to Krittika, the Pleiades star cluster. In mythology the Krittikas nurse the young Skanda, giving the astronomical name a narrative association.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कृतिका
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kritika in Indian usage
8,831 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 8,692 records (98.4%).
- Recorded as male: 139 records (1.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,936 |
| 1990s | 6,618 |
| Other decades | 277 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,322 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,734 |
| Rajasthan | 1,708 |
| Bihar | 902 |
| Haryana | 577 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 501 |
| Uttarakhand | 420 |
| Jharkhand | 311 |
| Punjab | 162 |
| Other states | 194 |
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 | Kritika / 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 Kritika; Table_6, C6783 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kritika; Table_6, C6783
- Wiktionary: कृतिका ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.