Karthik
Karthik was the 4949th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1847th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,614 places. More babies were named Karthik in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,949 boys, down 1,494 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201079 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,495babies recorded
Karthik popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,949 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,455 | 32 |
| 2010 | #1,847 | 79 |
| 2000 | #2,359 | 41 |
| 1990 | #5,601 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karthik, counting every spelling?
Karthik has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Karthik?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karthik (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Karthik born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karthik.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karthik?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Karthik are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Karthik mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Karthik by state
How common Karthik was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Karthik
How popular is the name Karthik?
Karthik was the 4949th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1847th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,614 places. More babies were named Karthik in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Karthik a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Karthik in the US.
Where is Karthik most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karthik was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).