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Kartik

100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Kartik has been given to about 495 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 471
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kartik per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 21
  • Born in 202510
  • All time495
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Kartik?

Its best year was 2000, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 3854th. The typical living American called Kartik is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Kartik

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tarik0.75
  2. Karim0.65
  3. Malik0.62
  4. Carlin0.62
  5. Karter0.57
  6. Kurtis0.57
  7. Erik0.55
  8. Curtis0.54

Middle names for Kartik

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kartik Paul0.77
  2. Kartik John0.77
  3. Kartik Lee0.77
  4. Kartik Dean0.76
  5. Kartik Blake0.76
  6. Kartik Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Kartik

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.81
  2. Hanasister · 0.81
  3. Palomasister · 0.80
  4. Tracebrother · 0.80
  5. Samirasister · 0.80
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.80

Where Kartik is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kartik Anderson0.77
    2. Kartik Reyes0.72
    3. Kartik Nguyen0.72
    4. Kartik Moore0.72
    5. Kartik Lee0.72
    6. Kartik Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kartik

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.