Karthik is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2010 and has since faded.
Karthik is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,949 for boy births in the United States (and #10,457 across all names), given to 20 babies. Karthik first appears in 1977 and peaked in 2010 (79 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | #4,949 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #5,339 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #4,811 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | #4,143 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #4,857 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | #3,455 |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #3,226 |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | #3,136 |
| 2017 | 41 | 41 | #2,922 |
| 2016 | 57 | 57 | #2,318 |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | #2,335 |
| 2014 | 63 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2013 | 64 | 64 | #2,101 |
| 2012 | 69 | 69 | #2,024 |
| 2011 | 59 | 59 | #2,220 |
| 2010 | 79 | 79 | #1,847 |
| 2009 | 56 | 56 | #2,334 |
| 2008 | 57 | 57 | #2,304 |
| 2007 | 62 | 62 | #2,176 |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | #2,235 |
| 2005 | 44 | 44 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 | #2,620 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | #2,376 |
| 2002 | 52 | 52 | #2,079 |
| 2001 | 45 | 45 | #2,262 |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | #2,359 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | #2,378 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #2,333 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | #2,648 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | #3,161 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #3,769 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #2,991 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #3,923 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #4,226 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #4,628 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,601 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #5,006 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #4,051 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #4,101 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,650 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,932 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #4,388 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,020 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,745 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,343 |