Gender-neutral name Tamil origin Hindu tradition

Karthik

KAR-thik · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
named for Krittika star
Language
Tamil
Culture
Tamil
Religion
Hindu
Style era
timeless
Themes
divine · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births18
Peak year2010
First appeared1977
Total US births1,475
2010 peak19771989200120122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Karthi
Alternate spellings
KartikKarthick

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