Karthika
Karthika or Kartika is a popular Indian divine feminine name derived from the god Kartikeya, which means "bestower of courage".
Meaning & Origin of Karthika
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karthika or Kartika is a popular Indian divine feminine name derived from the god Kartikeya, which means "bestower of courage".
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The Story of Karthika
American parents first put Karthika on the record books as a baby girl name in 2009, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 12 Karthikas were born — ranking #9,108 that year. About 93% of every Karthika on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Karthika last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 85 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Karthika
Karthika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 85 births in the dataset. Karthika's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #9,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Karthika's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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