The baby name Serika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced seh-REE-kah,SEH-rih-kah,Japanese: se-ri-ka (IPA: /seɾika/),English common: /səˈriːkə/.
Serika is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Serika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced seh-REE-kah,SEH-rih-kah,Japanese: se-ri-ka (IPA: /seɾika/),English common: /səˈriːkə/.
Serika is Japanese in Origin.
Serika is primarily a Japanese feminine given name whose meaning shifts with the kanji chosen. Common renderings include 芹香 (“serika”: Japanese parsley/water dropwort + fragrance), 星莉香 (star + jasmine + fragrance), 世里花 (world/era + village + flower), and 瀬里香 (shallows/rapids + village + fragrance). It may also be written in hiragana (せりか) or katakana (セリカ). The name rose in use in late 20th-century Japan, aligning with modern naming trends that favor bright, nature- or celestial-themed imagery, and appears in contemporary pop culture.
Variants and short forms include Seri and Rika. While Serika is distinctively Japanese, it is sometimes noted alongside similar-sounding names such as Sarika (South Asian, from Sanskrit śārikā “myna bird”) and the French operatic Sélika, though these have separate roots. The overall tone of Serika in Japanese is gentle and luminous, evoking freshness, fragrance, and - when star kanji are used - a touch of the cosmos.
Serika is a rare name. Across 13 countries, we found 34 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #247 | 5 | 6,592 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
Serika is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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