How Many People Are Named Bhakti?
An estimated 154 people in the United States have the first name Bhakti. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Bhakti peaked in popularity in 2009 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bhakti as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bhakti paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
154
About 1 in 2,225,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2009
11 births
Total Registered
157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bhakti
Bhakti is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 157 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bhakti as a female name
Ranked #15,495 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2009 (11 births)
Bhakti: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bhakti span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 52 babies were registered. Bhakti has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bhakti by Decade
How has Bhakti tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bhakti + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bhakti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bhakti: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bhakti?
We estimate approximately 154 people named Bhakti are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,225,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Bhakti a common name?
Bhakti is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bhakti most popular?
Bhakti reached peak popularity in 2009, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bhakti is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bhakti a female name?
Bhakti is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bhakti Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bhakti Smith, Bhakti Johnson, Bhakti Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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