What origin is the name Kritika?

Kritika comes from Sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

What are good brother names for Kritika?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Kritika — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

How is Kritika written in its native script?

Kritika is written कृत्तिका.

What is the rashi of the name Kritika?

Kritika starts with the syllable “Ki” (की), which traditionally belongs to Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 4, in Mithun rashi (Gemini).

Kritika

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Kritika

Kritika

Girl

Sanskrit

3 syllables

Kritika is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning "The Pleiades — a bright star cluster and one of the twenty-seven nakshatras, the lunar constellations used in traditional Hindu astrology to guide a Namkaran naming.", Rashi Mithun.

With Sanskrit roots, Kritika is a girl name that means "The Pleiades — a bright star cluster and one of the twenty-seven nakshatras, the lunar constellations used in traditional Hindu astrology to guide a Namkaran naming.". It has 3 syllables.

Hindi script: कृत्तिका
Rashi: Mithun
Nakshatra: mrigashira (Ki)
Origin: Sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Last updated 22 October 2026.

Meaning

The Pleiades — a bright star cluster and one of the twenty-seven nakshatras, the lunar constellations used in traditional Hindu astrology to guide a Namkaran naming.

Popularity

No birth-record data (source: not in US birth records; popularity in India is not tracked)

Written as कृत्तिका

Quick answers about Kritika

What does Kritika mean?

Kritika is a girl name of Sanskrit origin meaning "The Pleiades — a bright star cluster and one of the twenty-seven nakshatras, the lunar constellations used in traditional Hindu astrology to guide a Namkaran naming.".

How popular is Kritika?

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Brother names that go with Kritika

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Ki (की)
Rashi: Mithun (Gemini)
Nakshatra: Mrigashira, pada 4
Name number: 4

By tradition, names starting with “Ki” suit babies born in Mrigashira nakshatra (pada 4), which falls in Mithun rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.

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Kritika means "The Pleiades — a bright star cluster and one of the twenty-seven nakshatras, the lunar constellations used in traditional Hindu astrology to guide a Namkaran naming." — these names share that spirit.