Entry № 4789 · Sanskrit origin

Neelika Neelika — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NEE-lee-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Blue-hued / little blue (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "blue-hued / little blue (sanskrit + foundational)".

Neelika is from the Sanskrit Nīlikā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Neelika is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Nīlikā small-blue Indigo indigo-plant Indigofera tinctoria + foundational central in Hindu botanical + aesthetic-naming heritage + foundational central concept of blue in Krishna-Vishnu iconography + foundational central in Nīla Sanskrit blue foundational Krishnas foundational dark-blue skin-color + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita 11:24 Vishvarupa cosmic-form + foundational central in Ajanta Cave paintings blue-Bodhisattva imagery + foundational central in Indian indigo-dye export heritage + foundational pan-Hindu Krishna-blue heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Blue-hued / little blue (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Nīlikā* small-blue Indigo indigo-plant Indigofera tinctoria + foundational central in Hindu botanical + aesthetic-naming heritage + foundational central concept of blue in Krishna-Vishnu iconography + foundational central in *Nīla* Sanskrit blue foundational Krishnas foundational dark-blue skin-color + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita 11:24 Vishvarupa cosmic-form + foundational central in Ajanta Cave paintings blue-Bodhisattva imagery + foundational central in Indian indigo-dye export heritage + foundational pan-Hindu Krishna-blue heritage

The name in its native script.

नीलिका
Transliteration
Nīlikā
Pronunciation
/ ˈniː.li.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Neelika stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Neelika · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Neelikas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Krishna Nīla blue / Ajanta Bodhisattva
Sanskrit small-blue Indigo Indigofera tinctoria + Nīla Sanskrit blue Krishnas dark-blue skin + Bhagavad Gita 11:24 Vishvarupa + Ajanta Cave paintings blue-Bodhisattva + indigo-dye export
Hindu Krishna

Names connected to Neelika.

The number behind Neelika.

3

The Builder

Neelika has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 3 syllables. Neelika."
Mother of one