The baby name Dharmika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced dhar-MEE-kah (IPA: /dʱɑrˈmiːkə/).
Dharmika is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Dharmika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced dhar-MEE-kah (IPA: /dʱɑrˈmiːkə/).
Dharmika is Sanskrit in Origin.
Dharmika is a Sanskrit-derived given name built on dharma (धर्म, “moral law, duty, righteousness”), from the verbal root dhṛ “to uphold, support.” In classical Sanskrit the adjective dhārmika/धार्मिक means “righteous, pious, virtuous; one who acts according to dharma,” with the feminine dhārmikā. As a modern personal name, Dharmika is used chiefly for girls in India and Nepal, yet remains intelligible across many Indic languages and faiths that revere the concept of dharma.
The epithet dhārmika appears throughout epics and legal texts to praise just rulers and devout individuals, lending the name a timeless, ethical resonance. Contemporary usage spans Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist communities. Common variants and cognates include Dharmik (masculine), Dhammika or Dhamika (Sinhala/Pali form), and the looser Hindi-influenced transliteration Dharamika; related short forms such as Mika occur in multilingual settings. Overall meaning: “righteous; devout; upholder of moral order.”
Dharmika is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 9 recorded uses, across 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
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