Kartikeya vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Kartikeya and Olivia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kartikeya

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Kartikeya Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 105 567,345
Peak Year 2025 2014
Peak Year Births 13 19,840
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 2006 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kartikeya Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss — 1,575
1910ss — 3,545
1920ss — 4,982
1930ss — 3,922
1940ss — 7,201
1950ss — 6,100
1960ss — 4,016
1970ss — 7,846
1980ss — 14,060
1990ss — 75,913
2000ss 7 156,054
2010ss 59 184,561
2020ss 39 95,853

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kartikeya Olivia
2014 — 19,840
2015 6 19,729
2016 9 19,414
2017 6 18,778
2018 7 18,061
2019 7 18,577
2020 7 17,691
2021 8 17,847
2022 5 16,670
2023 6 15,329
2024 — 14,772
2025 13 13,544

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2006–2025.

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