How Many People Are Named Karthik?
An estimated 1,455 people in the United States have the first name Karthik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Karthik peaked in popularity in 2010 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karthik 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 Karthik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,455
About 1 in 235,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2010
79 births
Total Registered
1,475
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karthik
Karthik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,475 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Karthik as a male name
Ranked #5,320 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (79 births)
Karthik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karthik span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 561 babies were registered. Karthik has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karthik by Decade
How has Karthik 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.
Karthik by State
Birth registrations for Karthik span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Georgia. On average, about 44 Karthiks were registered per state.
Karthik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karthik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Karthik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karthik?
We estimate approximately 1,455 people named Karthik 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 235,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Karthik a common name?
Karthik is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,475 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karthik most popular?
Karthik reached peak popularity in 2010, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karthik is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karthik a male name?
Karthik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karthik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karthik Smith, Karthik Johnson, Karthik 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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