How Many People Are Named Kartik?
An estimated 477 people in the United States have the first name Kartik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kartik peaked in popularity in 2000 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kartik 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 Kartik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
477
About 1 in 718,563 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2000
21 births
Total Registered
485
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kartik
Kartik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 485 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kartik as a male name
Ranked #7,475 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (21 births)
Kartik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kartik span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 169 babies were registered. While Kartik is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kartik by Decade
How has Kartik 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.
Kartik by State
Kartik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kartik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kartik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kartik?
We estimate approximately 477 people named Kartik 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 718,563 Americans share this first name.
Is Kartik a common name?
Kartik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 485 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kartik most popular?
Kartik reached peak popularity in 2000, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kartik is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kartik a male name?
Kartik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kartik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kartik Smith, Kartik Johnson, Kartik 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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