Karthik · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1977

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 45 recorded years as a table

Karthik, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1977	3
1981	4
1982	3
1984	5
1985	4
1986	4
1987	6
1988	6
1989	5
1990	4
1991	6
1992	7
1993	8
1994	12
1995	9
1996	12
1997	16
1998	20
1999	20
2000	21
2001	23
2002	27
2003	23
2004	21
2005	22
2006	28
2007	30
2008	28
2009	28
2010	41
2011	31
2012	36
2013	34
2014	33
2015	29
2016	30
2017	22
2018	20
2019	20
2020	19
2021	11
2022	15
2023	12
2024	10
2025	12

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Karthik isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 20
Rank in 2025: #4,857
How rare: 1 in 85,403 boys
Since 1977: 1,495

Most popular in 2010, at 41 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 60% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.