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Origin & history of Shikha1
Hindi / Indian roots
Shikha comes from the Hindi / Indian tradition, meaning Crest; flame; flame of a lamp.
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How popular is Shikha?
1996
peak year
Shikha reached its widest reach during the 1990s. In 1996, 14 babies received the name (ranked #6686). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #15103), with about 6 babies given the name annually. The all-time total comes to roughly 278 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
14
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,686)
(ranked #6,686)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
278
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Shikha2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
S1
H8
I9
K2
H8
A1
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Shikha🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
💞
Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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