Masculine dossier · first seen 1977

Karthik

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Karthik
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2010

Peak era

2010

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1977Peak 20102024

Peak year

2010

Decline from peak

77.2%

2024

All-time

1,475

Karthik is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2010, when 79 boys were named Karthik.

In 2024, only 18 boys were given the name.

Down 77.2% from its peak.

All told, about 1,475 Americans have been named Karthik and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1977.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2010

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