Entry № 2431 · Indonesian, Sanskrit origin

Tika Tika — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TEE-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Indonesian, Sanskrit
Meaning
"Sun, dot of vermilion"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "sun, dot of vermilion".

Tika in Indonesian-Javanese means "sun." In Sanskrit (तिका), it means "small dot of vermilion" — the bindi on the forehead. Common name across Southeast Asia.

Tika Sumpter (born 1980) is the American actress (Sonic the Hedgehog).

Sun. The Indonesian-Sanskrit.

The name in its native script.

तिका
Transliteration
Tikā
Pronunciation
/ ˈtiː.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tika stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tika · last year
87 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 · —

Tikas before her.

Real people
Tika Sumpter
American actress.
born 1980
In fiction
Tika
Common in Indonesian fiction.

Names connected to Tika.

The number behind Tika.

6

The Nurturer

Tika reduces to six — the number of Indonesian sun.

Why families chose this name.

"Sun. Four letters. Tika."
Putri · Mother of one · Jakarta