Shikhaa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shikhaa

What is the meaning of the name Shikhaa ?

The baby name Shikhaa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃɪkʰaː/ (shi-KHAA).

Shikhaa is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shikhaa is a feminine given name of Indo‑Aryan origin, deriving from Sanskrit śikhā (शिखा), meaning “flame,” “crest,” “summit,” “topknot,” or the shining “tip” of something. In literature it evokes the tongue of a lamp or the plume atop a mountain, carrying connotations of brilliance, aspiration, and focused energy.

In Hindu and Sanskritic tradition, śikhā denotes the ritual hair tuft as well as peaks and tongues of fire, a semantic field that shaped the name’s poetic appeal. As a personal name it became widespread in modern India, especially from the late 20th century, and is also found in the South Asian diaspora. Variants include Shikha (the most common), Śikhā (with diacritics), Sikha, and Sheekha; the doubled -aa in Shikhaa reflects the long ā vowel of the source word. Not to be confused with Shiksha, which means “education.”

⚙ Shikhaa is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 3 recorded uses of it, from 1 country.