Sarika

Zippy and multicultural, Sarika can be considered a pretty nature name, referring to a myna bird in Hindi and Sanskrit and to a blackbird in Khmer (or Cambodian). In these contexts, it would be pronounced as SAHR-ka (Sanskrit) and saw-ree-GAW (Khmer).

Alternatively, it can be used as a form of Sarah, notably in Hungary, though the spelling Sárika is typically preferred, but also in Spain, Bosnia, and Croatia. In Hungarian, it is pronounced as SHA-ree-kaw, while in Spanish (and likely in English), it is said as sa-REE-ka, and in Bosnian, it is said as SAH-rih-ka.

The Indian actress Sarika Thakur, known mononymously as Sarika, is a notable bearer.

Pronounced suh-REE-kuh.

As of October 2026, Sarika ranked #10182 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #4489 in 1982.