Karthik

Popularity Trends

The name Karthik is the #6,289 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,456 recorded births since 1977. This represents the 18.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 18.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,188 (30.4% percentile) for all time with 1,456 births since 1977.

Karthik first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1977 (first recorded for boys in 1977). Birth data for Karthik is available in 43 out of the 47 years between 1977 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Karthik reached its peak popularity in 2010, achieving the 8.4% percentile (ranked #806) with 38 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 38 births per million (ranked 8.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Karthik ranks #895 for boys (1.8% percentile) with 11 births per million, which is 29.8% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Karthik".

1977 2023 19772023

Key Statistics

Total Births

1,456

Peak Births

Peak Year

2010

First Recorded

1977

Peak Percentile

8.4%

Current Percentile

1.8%

Peak Rank

#806

Current Rank

#895

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Karthik", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Karthik.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Karthik's popularity from 1974 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Karthik at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Karthik range from Carleigh at 98.7% correlation to Julianna at 97.7% correlation, with an average correlation level of 98.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Gabriella with 132.6K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Kaily with 2.5K births (100% girls).

Karthik's share of births peaked at 38.5 births per million for boys in 2010. It reached its lowest point of 2.9 births per million (8% of peak) in 1977. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Karthik had 11.5 births per million, 30% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Carleigh

5,978

98.70% (very strong)

Jordyn

66.1k

98.59% (very strong)

Arianna

101.3k

98.33% (very strong)

Ansley

11.8k

98.30% (very strong)

Keegan

41.3k

98.23% (very strong)

Gabriella

132.6k

98.20% (very strong)

Jaycob

4,378

98.18% (very strong)

Makenzie

44.4k

98.08% (very strong)

Kaily

2,473

97.80% (very strong)

Natalya

6,992

97.78% (very strong)

Dominik

9,884

97.76% (very strong)

Julianna

50.6k

97.68% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Karthik

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Karthik. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Karthik is pronounced as KAHR-thihk, which has 2 syllables.

KAHR-thihk

100.0%

KAHR-thihk (2 syllables)

100.0% confidence

K AA1 R TH IH0 K

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K AA1 R TH IH0 K) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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