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Karthik

Boy

Meaning of Karthik: Sanskrit: 'one who is born in the month of Kartika'

Karthik is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4754th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4754

20 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,495

First recorded 1977 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 14 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 45 babies2002: 52 babies2003: 45 babies2004: 41 babies2005: 44 babies2006: 57 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 57 babies2009: 56 babies2010: 79 babies20102011: 59 babies2012: 69 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 63 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 57 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 20 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 18 babies2025: 20 babies
US babies named Karthik per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 79.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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