Recorded 1987–2020 Girls' name Peak 2009 157 births

Bhakti — girls' name

157 babies named Bhakti in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s412000s522010s492020s5
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Bhakti was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

11 babies were named Bhakti in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bhakti

The Social Security Administration has registered 157 babies named Bhakti between 1987 and 2020, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bhakti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bhakti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bhakti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bhakti in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 157 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bhakti at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

157

Since 1987

34 years of records

Peak year

2009

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1987

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2020

Bhakti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1987

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
11
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 2020201420092004199919951987 5

Bhakti by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
52 births that decade — 33% of Bhakti's all-time total
1980s101990s412000s522010s492020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bhakti?
157 babies have been named Bhakti since 1987. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 11 births.
When was Bhakti most popular?
Bhakti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Bhakti been used?
Bhakti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 34 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Bhakti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bhavya, Bhavika, Bhavana, Bhavna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.