Masculine dossier · first seen 1977
Karthik
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2010
Peak era
2010
Peak births
79
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Karthik
How many people are named Karthik?
An estimated 1,472 living Americans are named Karthik.
How rare is Karthik?
Karthik is very rare among babies today, with 20 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 74.7% from its 2010 peak.
How old is the typical Karthik?
The median age of a living American named Karthik is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 25 years old.
Is Karthik still popular?
Not especially. Karthik has been declining since its 2010 peak and registered 20 births in 2025.
Where is Karthik most common?
Karthik has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 1.7× more often than the national baseline.
1977Peak 20102025
Peak year
2010
Decline from peak
74.7%
2025
20
All-time
1,495
Where it lives now
Karthik is most concentrated in California — about 1.7× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Karthik is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.