Dhammika
given name · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Dhammika is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Sri Lanka than in any other country, where it is the 54th most common given name. 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 Lanka≈1 in 1.2Kas Dammika(inferred from the name graph)
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 435K
- SGSingapore≈1 in 729K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Dhammika itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Sri Lanka (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 74 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 435K (inferred from the name graph)
≈19,000 named Dammika, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
New Zealand, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Dammika in LK Sri Lanka, IT Italy.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
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(measured from records)
Dhammika counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LK Sri Lanka | #54 | ≈19,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.2K | — | Dammika | 57 |
| IT Italy | — | ≈120 est. | ≈1 in 532K | — | Dammika | 7 |
| US United States | — | ≈71 est. | ≈1 in 4.7M | — | Dhammika | 74 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈25 est. | ≈1 in 2.6M | — | Dhammika | 24 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈24 est. | ≈1 in 1.6M | — | Dhammika | 18 |
| NZ New Zealand | — | ≈11 est. | ≈1 in 435K | — | Dhammika | 7 |
| SG Singapore | — | ≈9 est. | ≈1 in 729K | — | Dhammika | 3 |
| PL Poland | — | 5 | 1 in 7.7M | 3 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
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(measured from records)
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 |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Dhammika mean, and where does it come from?
- 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). Recorded by Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh).
- 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.
- In which country does Dhammika have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 19 thousand people named Dammika in Sri Lanka, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Dhammika?
- In Poland, the national register counted 5 people named Dhammika in 2026, about 1 in 7.7 million residents.
- How common is Dhammika compared with other names?
- In Sri Lanka, Dhammika is the 54th most common given name of 14,062 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dhammika” — the 54th most common given name in Sri Lanka. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.