Dhammika
given name · Sinhala · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Dhammika is a given name, most frequently recorded in Sri Lanka, where it is the 53rd most common given name. It appears chiefly in Sinhala and English, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: Eminent lay disciple of Sāvatthi, an anāgāmin with 500 anāgāmin followers who could fly; one of those with sekkhapaṭisambhidā (SNA f.367; Vsm.442; VibhA.388).
- LKSri Lanka1 in 944◐
- ISIceland1 in 351K
- NZNew Zealand1 in 451K
carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.
- ≈4 ●
- 2 ●
- Sources
- 69 ●
- 1 in 351K ◐
across 2 countries
recorded for this name
4.2K records
Official registry-verified
Iceland
Spellings & scripts●
Locally spelled Dammika in LK Sri Lanka, IT Italy, IN India.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin●
Eminent lay disciple of Sāvatthi, an anāgāmin with 500 anāgāmin followers who could fly; one of those with sekkhapaṭisambhidā (SNA f.367; Vsm.442; VibhA.388).
Sources 1
- Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)
Where in the world●
Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LK Sri Lanka | #53 | 1,516 | 3.6K rec. | — | — | Dammika | 54 |
| US United States | — | 379 | 352 rec. | — | — | Dhammika | 69 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | 116 | 32 rec. | — | — | Dhammika | 20 |
| IT Italy | — | 94 | 124 rec. | — | — | Dammika | 7 |
| CA Canada | — | 27 | 29 rec. | — | — | Dhammika | 16 |
| IN India | — | 19 | 8 rec. | — | — | Dammika | 6 |
| NZ New Zealand | — | 19 | 14 rec. | — | — | Dhammika | 6 |
| SG Singapore | — | 15 | 20 rec. | — | — | Dhammika | 3 |
| PL Poland | — | 3 | — | 1 in 13M | 3 | — | — |
| IS Iceland | — | 1 | — | 1 in 351K | 1 | — | — |
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.
Languages●
- Sinhala1.1K49%
- English68732%
- Arabic603%
- Hindi583%
- French532%
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| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Sinhala | 1,056 | 49% |
| English | 687 | 32% |
| Arabic | 60 | 3% |
| Hindi | 58 | 3% |
| French | 53 | 2% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Other recorded senses●
Dhammika is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In pi, King of Siam, contemporary of Kittisirirājasīha of Ceylon; aided the Ceylon delegation and sent monks to restore ordination (CVI c.66, 136, 151, 157).
as a nameDictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)
In pi, A householder of Sāvatthi who became a monk and arahant; later his son and wife also entered the Order. DhA.ii.157–9
as a nameDictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)
In pi, One of the chief lay supporters of Piyadassī Buddha (Bu.xiv.22).
as a nameDictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)
In pi, An eminent lay disciple of Sāvatthi, a very learned man and an anāgāmin. H e had five hundred followers, all anāgāmins, who, like himself, could travel through the air.1 H e was one of those who possessed sekhapaṭisambhidā.’ See also Dhammika Sutta 2. S N A . f. 367. 2
as a nameDictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)
In pi, Name of a jackal in the Biḷāra Jātaka (q.v.).
as a nameDictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Evidence●
Attested in 3 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20) | 2026 | 3 | #24,439 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #28,722 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #20,842 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20) | 2026 | 2 | #20,843 |
| IS Iceland | Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry) | 2026 | 1 | #38,000 |
Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 5 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Dhammika?
- We estimate roughly 4 people bear Dhammika (counting its spellings and scripts) across 2 countries in our records.
- In which country does Dhammika have the most bearers?
- Dhammika is most frequently recorded in Sri Lanka, where it is most often spelled dammika.
- How common is Dhammika compared with other names?
- In Sri Lanka, Dhammika is the 53rd most common given name of 11,905 given names recorded there.
- Is Dhammika a male or female name?
- Dhammika is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- What does the name Dhammika mean?
- Recorded meaning: Eminent lay disciple of Sāvatthi, an anāgāmin with 500 anāgāmin followers who could fly; one of those with sekkhapaṭisambhidā (SNA f.367; Vsm.442; VibhA.388).
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dhammika” — the 53rd most common given name in Sri Lanka. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.