boy's name
Kartikeya
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 111
Kartikeya is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
Kartikeya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 59 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 39 |
How popular is Kartikeya?
In 2025, Kartikeya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kartikeya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kartikeya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kartikeya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kartikeya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kartikeya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kartikeya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kartikeya
How popular is the name Kartikeya?
In 2025, Kartikeya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kartikeya a girl's or a boy's name?
Kartikeya is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kartikeya most popular?
Kartikeya peaked in 2025, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kartikeya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kartikeya currently ranks #6,440 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.