Boys' name · since 2006
Kartikeya
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Kartikeya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 105
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
105 babies have been named Kartikeya since 2006, making it today's #6694 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kartikeya recorded 105 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #6694 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #17,097 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,694 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 105 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kartikeya ranks #17,097 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,694 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 105 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 105
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kartikeya's 105 recorded births place it above 62.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kartikeya compares
105 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kartikeya's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kartikeya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 105 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kartikeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kartikeya's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kartikeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kartikeya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Kartikeya's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kartikeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Kartikeya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kartikeya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.