Is Karthik a boy or girl name?

Karthik is a boy’s name. Of the 1,495 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Karthik

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Karthik was most popular in 2010, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,150 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,495 people named Karthik.

Karthik over time

Births per year. The dot marks Karthik’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karthik a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karthik is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,495 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Karthik

Where Karthik is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org